Re: Ares I Rocket Test Flight Facing Five Week Delay

On Thu, 22 May 2008 14:09:36 -0400, "Jeff Findley"
<jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Out of curiosity, just how vapourware vs hardware is that Ares I rocket
at this point in time ?

That first "Ares I" flight will bear little resemblance to actual Ares I
hardware. It appears to be an attempt to maintain support for the program
by getting something, *anything*, flying a.s.a.p.

That's actually a brilliant move by NASA. I didn't think they had that
in 'em anymore. Make no mistake, the public will eat it up.

My question is, "If ATK test fired a five segment booster in Utah
several years ago, why can't they use that configuration for the Ares
1-X demo?" At least, you'd think they'd try it on a Ares I-X Flight 2
or something. It's not like the FSB blew itself apart on the test
stand.

Brian
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