UT-Based Company Will Continue Development Of Ares I First
Stage
Aero-News learned Monday NASA has authorized a $48 million
contract for ATK Launch Systems of Brigham City, Utah, to continue
design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew
launch vehicle.
A spokesman for the FAA says the agency has a few questions
regarding a Canadian artist's plan to send a 1,000-foot-long,
helium-filled banana into the skies over Texas. They're probably
not the only ones.
New O2 System, Upgraded Soundproofing Among List Of
Amenities
NASA reports that new gear helped the astronauts on the
International Space Station kick off a new year as they prepared a
second oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the
living quarters and unpacked supplies delivered just before
Christmas by the space shuttle.