Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Video Updates Available For Free Download
Video updates reporting progress made on NASA's newest family of
exploration vehicles -- the Ares I crew launch vehicle and Ares V
heavy cargo launch vehicle -- are now featured on iTunes.
The Ares Projects quarterly progress reports offer viewers a
rare glimpse at the on-going development work of the
next-generation launch vehicles that will take explorers to the
moon and beyond in coming decades. Beginning in 2015, the Ares I
rocket will launch the Orion crew capsule, carrying astronauts and
payloads to the International Space Station.
NASA touts iTunes as "the place to get an up-close look at the
Ares rockets and learn more about key engine, hardware and system
milestones as the rockets proceed through the design, review and
development processes that will take them -- and their future crews
-- to launch."
The video progress reports, which have been produced quarterly
beginning in August 2006, have been used to visually share progress
with the NASA team at all levels and to record the historical work
being completed on America's newest fleet of spacecraft for future
generations. Now, in an effort to share the Ares development with a
broader audience, NASA is posting the full library of reports on
iTunes. The programs range in length from 5-15 minutes.
The 10 quarterly reports produced to date spotlight the detailed
evolution of the Ares vehicles, from earliest conception through
various design phases and the most recent testing. The latest
report in the series -- Ares quarterly progress report number 10 --
includes video segments about wind tunnel testing of scale models
of the Ares I test vehicle, known as Ares I-X, and the Ares V
rocket, as well as other subjects.
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