Orbit 17 +++ Space and beyond » MIT http://www.orbit17.com galaxies, science, exploration, astronomy (blog) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 MIT Technology Review: What Should Be the Next U.S. Space Rocket? http://www.orbit17.com/mit-technology-review-what-should-be-the-next-u-s-space-rocket/ http://www.orbit17.com/mit-technology-review-what-should-be-the-next-u-s-space-rocket/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:29:42 +0000 galaxy17 http://www.orbit17.com/mit-technology-review-what-should-be-the-next-u-s-space-rocket/ NASA’s launch of its Ares test rocket has Buzz Aldrin questioning the vehicle’s design and outlining the need for better rockets.

The launch of NASA’s new rocket, Ares I-X, on October 28 was the first test flight of a new launch vehicle since the Apollo missions. The flight was spectacular and historic, but the famous Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin says it was little more than a half-a-billion dollar political show.

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