Ares

Science

$US500 Million NASA Ares 1 Rocket Launcher Needs One (1) Rocket

4:00AM March 29, 2010 | Jack Loftus

If anyone has an Ares 1 rocket they need launching, NASA has a brand new, never-been-used $US500 million mobile launching pad that’s just itching to hurl something rocket-sized into space. More »


Science

Obama Gives NASA Bigger Budget, Backs New Rocket, Cancels Ares 1

12:09AM December 23, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Sad news, space cowboys: According to NASA insiders, Ares 1 will be no more. Good news, space cowboys! According to the same sources, Obama has decided that it’s worth investing in space. The man got a plan: More »


Software

Palm’s In-Browser App Factory Is Open For Business

9:44AM December 18, 2009 | John Herrman

The Ares pitch: a stupid-simple way for developers to crank out webOS apps for the Pre and the Pixi, without ever leaving their browsers. It’s looks like a clever concept; we’ll have to see if it actually works. Updated. More »


Science

Good News! NASA Is (Probably) Getting More Money

8:00AM December 13, 2009 | Chris Jacob

NASA needs more money, because let’s face it, rocket launches ain’t cheap. The good news is, it looks like they’ll be getting some. Not as much as they want, but some. More »


Software

Pre Developers Get Stupid-Simple Tool To Make Stupid-Simple Apps

1:28AM November 7, 2009 | John Herrman

It’s no secret that Palm’s been taking it niiiice ‘n slow with their app strategy, whatever it is. Here’s their next baby step: Ares, a browser-based, drag-and-drop development toolkit for making simple apps. It’s a marginally good idea! More »


Science

One Spectacular Big Bang

1:00AM October 30, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Wonder at the impressive technological prowess of the genius engineers at NASA, as brave Ares launches. Be amazed at the sheer beauty of the mighty rocket as it it breaks the sound barrier, thundering the skies of America. More »


Successful Ares First Stage Test Brings Hell To Utah

10:45AM September 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

What 20,000,000hp engine can deliver 1.6 million kilograms of trust in a howling vomit from hell? The Ares’s first stage, that’s what. Not as hot as 8-kilometre pyroclastic plumes burning holes in the atmosphere, but hot enough. More »


Cars

THIS Is The Biggest Rocket You’ve Ever Seen

11:30AM August 4, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

The last time we looked at the Ares I-X, we only got to see the tip of what will be one of the world’s biggest rockets, but now it’s nearly done and right on schedule for a Halloween launch. [NASA] More »


Science

From Earth To Moon Redux: How The Next Moonshot Will Happen

2:30AM May 10, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

May 2019: Our scheduled return to the moon. There’s plenty of labouring to be done on the Constellation Program before then, but the foundation is set. Here’s how you—as an astronaut—would experience the mission:

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Science

NASA’s Enormous Stir Welder Assembles Rockets With Friction Instead of Fire

5:40AM March 27, 2009 | John Mahoney

Crocodile Dundee once said: “That’s not an Ares I rocket welder. This is an Ares I rocket welder.” He was obviously referring to this toy in NASA’s garage, which fuses aluminum-lithium 2195 alloy via friction.

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