ASSESSMENTS
U.S.: The Ares and the Future of Manned Spaceflight
Oct 28, 2009 | 21:57 GMT
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Summary
The Oct. 28 launch of the Ares I-X, a test vehicle for a new design that may one day replace the space shuttle for putting humans in orbit, comes as the White House is examining the direction for NASA. Whatever decisions are made about that direction will have considerable consequences that will be felt well into the 2020s.
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