Ares I rocket is the propeller that will take the Orbit shuttle
Laura on Oct 4th 2008
NASA do not have a great track record when it comes to prioritizing Public Relations over human life. With the Space Shuttle project, these calculations went horribly wrong, with tragic consequences.
Fortunately, with the announcement in August of a revised date of 2015 (back from an initial date of 2013), it seems that NASA has finally learned its lesson. NASA is sacrificing a little PR now so it will not have to be exposed to a lot of bad PR later. Definitely the sensible approach from the PR standpoint, and the only possible solution from a human standpoint.
This good news shrouded as bad, combined with the biggest announcement from a progress point of view for 35 years regarding the preliminary design success of the Ares I rocket, means it has been a good few months for NASA.
The Ares I rocket is the propeller that will take the Orbit shuttle – complete with crew – into space. The Ares preliminary design has been checked over by no less that 1,100 specialists and experts, all hoping to iron out any bumps or hiccups before they cause major problems: naturally finding a problem on Ares’ launch is far too late, but even finding a fault after a component has been manufactured can be a costly mistake.
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