This underwater image shows a large dent in the lower segment of NASA's Ares I-X rocket after it splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean to end a test flight on Oct. 28, 2009. The Ares I-X moon rocket ...

NASA announced on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 that it has worked out a solution to the excessive-vibration problem in its yet-to-be developed Ares 1 launch vehicle. The Ares 1 rocket will take astronauts ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A prototype NASA rocket for a planned crew ...