NASA ORION LUNAR PROGRAM 2005-2020

NASA's Constellation Program is building the next generation of spacecraft for human exploration. The
Orion crew exploration vehicle will launch on the Ares I rocket. The Ares V will launch cargo.
Ares I rocket flight test schedueled for 2013-2015
Constellation will return humans to the moon by 2020 to set up a lunar outpost
in preparation for journeys to Mars.
This program is fully funded and has already acheived significant milestones including crew abort capsual and parachute system. Engine tests and construction of new launch facilities.

TRANSITION BASICS
The NASA Authorization Act of 2005 directs the agency to "identify, implement, and execute facilities
efficiency via management, development and operations strategies that reduce life cycle cost and risk
while ensuring safety and mission success."
• The Constellation Program leverages "heritage technologies." Elements of the Apollo-era Saturn
V rockets -- such as the J-2 engine -- can be seen in the new Ares launch vehicles. Ares also will
build on the space shuttle elements. It will use shuttle solid rocket booster technology and
external tank fabrication facilities, for example.
• The NASA transition involves roughly 17,000 civil servant and contractor employees, 1,500
suppliers, 600 facilities and a million types of hardware.
• The Space Shuttle Program is at a turning point as it moves toward retirement in 2010. During the
next year, the program will make decisions to end the manufacturing capability for key parts of the
space shuttle, such as the main engines.
For more, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/constellation.

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[macman1138]

Too Bad Obama pretty much flushed the whole thing away with this morning's breakfast.

[kalvishkungs18]

Nasa should go to the moon.. russia must go to the moon, india, china, esa..

the space colonization can develop only if it happen in large stile.

if USA would do it alone, than the program will die like apollo

[Blastbox4]

We cant let russia beat us. God i hate obama, he slowly murdering our nation that prick.

[kev53222]

This video makes me so sad. Since I saw Glenn when I was 5 and the moon landings at 12. And now we are giving up??? Still have my scrapbook with the origanal clippings from the front pages of the local paper, :(

[kuvceebxab1]

how can we know this is not just another lie from the government and Nasa like in the past?

[NikiHunwick]

ok, listen up we going to moon folks

FOR THE FIRST TIME :)

at last

[pcgeekamd]

@proaudiohd Google Constellation project for more info.

[pcgeekamd]

@martelly55 Yes know the fact that this joke of a president is utterly incompetent and way over in his head. anything else you care to opine about?

[martelly55]

@pcgeekamd you know what this program was fucking failing and too expensive, and for your info, he cancelled this program so he can start promoting commercial space industris so know your facts and you rot in hell.

[proaudiohd]

this program was falling years behind schedule and was insanely over budget. It left no resources to advance in other areas.. and all it did was put us back to the moon, a place we have already been multiple times. Why spend so much money to reinvent all these machines and do the same thing we did in the 70's? Let private companies do the routine, let NASA do things we have never done before.