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October 10, 2009

NASA Spacecraft Impacts Lunar Crater In Search For Water Ice

Impact Was Visible With Amateur Telescopes

NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.

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ATK, NASA Complete Another Successful Ares I Main Parachute Drop-Test

Ares I Parachute System will be used Operationally On Ares I-X

Alliant Techsystems, along with NASA, the U.S. Army, and United Space Alliance (USA), has successfully conducted the third in a series of four Ares I main parachute drop-tests. These tests aid the development of the deceleration system for the Ares I First Stage solid rocket motor.

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