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more about #ares Californian: Does no one see how ridiculously useless this is? Who cares if we go into space? This won't help anyone. There are limited aspects of being in space f... more » Kirkaiya: Jesus, I'm right here, man! - Kirk more » Akhen: The US should cut its defense budget by a third, and use the funds to go to Pluto. The bugs are gaining a foothold in our system as we speak. You woul... more » Andrew Barnes: Europe will probably say: f' the moon, we have the money, might as well go to Mars using those plasma motors more » TexasRed: Mixed feelings on this. 1. Not sad to see Ares I go. Orion has had to make too many sacrifices for Ares I to be able to launch it. 2. Glad to se... more » pete1061: Exploration and the development of space is not going to go anywhere until private, commercial ventures take the primary role. Anything NASA does or ... more » NYCRockStar: "increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere." The United States has a fleet of satellites that control the Ear... more » Juaco: hail ant overlords more » MaxPoint: pfffff. space. i say we go underground. more » Deckard: I find this news depressing. more » Deckard: Wow, this sucks. more » tineras: So all the years spent developing and testing Ares have been wasted? Great. more » Serolf Divad: as well as to increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere Oh God, let the conspiracy theories begin. more » Emulsifide: Wait, I'm confused. With the cancellation of Ares 1 and the Shuttle program being put to rest in 2010, what the hell are we going to be doing for the ... more » Jack_Burton: Get ready for "I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE 1.0"! You see, it reaches across the room and drinks your milkshake. more » OCEntertainment: Congratulations, John! You made an app. Here's your merit badge. more » melloncollie128: What's your beef with Palm? This is a pretty kick ass and simple way to pump out some apps. I'm messing with it now and it's really dead simple. more » bobdobbs: Time to shut this boondoggle down and let private industry handle it. Richard Branson FTW. more » Jeremy Couch: Saying that those of us who do not support the violent funding of NASA must not support space exploration is like saying because I don't support gover... more » roflwaffles is part of a healthy breakfast: Or we could put nasa's budget on hold and put some of it to the debt. more » -
#nasa
Obama to Back New Heavy Rocket, Bigger NASA Budget, Cancel Ares 1
Sad news, space cowboys: According to NASA insiders, Ares 1 will be no more. Good news, space cowboys! According to the same sources, Señor Presidente Obama has decided that it's worth to invest in space. The man got a plan: More » -
#palm
Palm's In-Browser App Factory Is Open For Business
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 looks like a clever concept; we'll have to see if it actually works. UPDATED More » -
#nasa
Good News! NASA Is (Probably) Getting More Money
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 » -
#palm
Palm Gives Pre Developers a Stupid-Simple Tool to Make Stupid-Simple Apps
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 » -
#imagecache
One Spectacular Big Bang
Wonder at the impressive technological prowess of the genius engineers at NASA, as brave Ares launches. Yes, dear citizens, be amazed at the sheer beauty of the mighty rocket as it flies supersonically, thundering the skies of this glorious nation. More » -
#nasa
Successful Ares First Stage Test Brings Hell to Utah
What 20,000,000HP engine can deliver 3.6 millions pounds of trust in a howling vomit from hell? Answer: The Ares's first stage. Maybe not as hot as 5-mile pyroclastic plumes burning holes in the atmosphere, but hot enough. More » -
#tools
NASA's Enormous Stir Welder Assembles Rockets With Friction Instead of Fire
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. More » -
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#nasa
The Very First Tip of the Arex I-X Rocket Is Ready
This is the Ares I-X Launch Abort System, the mini-rocket that will be the tip of the main vehicle, responsible for saving the astronauts' life in case of a major malfunction at launch. More » -
#space
Rogue NASA Science Team Pitches New Spacecraft Designs to Obama
NASA, when it isn't finding rogue space lights or mysterious BOOMs of the non-Steve Jobsian variety, is apparently sending rogue science teams to brief President-elect Obama on the future of the space program. More » -
#space
Cool Flash Graphic: Every Craft In NASA's Constellation System, Deconstructed
Accompanying a long piece on the future of NASA's Orion/Constellation system, the NYTimes threw together a nice Flash graphic detailing the individual components of what may or may not (ahem Fianciapocalypse) replace the Space Shuttle. -
#nasa
NASA Engineers Team Up With Retirees to Secretly Develop Alternative Moon Rocket
A handful of rogue NASA engineers have gone underground and spent their spare time from the Constellation program working on a rocket dubbed "Jupiter"—an alternative that they believe will be "safer, cheaper and easier to build than the two Ares spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle." Jupiter is being developed with the help of a team that includes retired NASA engineers and enthusiasts who are working (mostly) anonymously. More »
