Ares One

[Kyle Parsons]

I wish I could fly to 32 miles just going through mach 4… Odd design their testing “The 100m-tall, syringe-like rocket” pretty much sums it up.

[Chris LaPanse]

The 1080i HD version of the video is up on the NASA website now.
http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/qt.nasa-global/ksc/ksc_102909_aresIx_launch_1080.mov

This picture’s pretty awesome too:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/397589main_launch%203_full.jpg

[Jeremiah Johnson]

That has a picture of the water bags John mentioned that are used for sound. Picture from http://twitter.com/flyingjenny

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

Hey, Art, Joe and Troy used a kiddie pool under Event Horizon. 8)

[Greg RappParticipant]

John, I always thought it was just to cut the roar down, but it could be for resonance as well. Ken, you’re right, that trip thru Mach was cool. At least, they must have dampened the resonance of the solid prop motors. They used to resonate and blow up in static tests… I think? I just can’t believe we only have 6 shuttle launches left… then 2015 for the Ares and Orion, plus the equipment booster? Am I missing something… besides a couple of years of the US not being able to fly?

what you’re missing is that our space program is LAME. if we could go to the moon in the 60’s w/out breaking the bank, why can’t we do it now?

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

what you’re missing is that our space program is LAME. if we could go to the moon in the 60’s w/out breaking the bank, why can’t we do it now?

Two wars instead of just one, an economy in the dumper; besides, back in the 60’s our space program created many, many jobs… now, money goes to defense instead of productive areas. Sad.

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