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BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown and launch of the ULA Delta 2 rocket with a GPS navigation spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. |
Ares patch The Ares Project will develop two new rockets to launch astronauts back to the Moon under NASA's Vision for Exploration. The Ares 1 will employ a single space shuttle solid rocket booster to loft the Orion crew capsule. The gigantic Ares 5 will haul the equipment and cargo needed for such lunar voyages. This is the Ares emblem. Choose your store: U.S. - U.K. Project Orion The Orion crew exploration vehicle is NASA's first new human spacecraft developed since the space shuttle a quarter-century earlier. The capsule is one of the key elements of returning astronauts to the Moon. Choose your store: U.S. |
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