October 30, 2009

The launch of the Ares I-X

NASA's replacement for the Space Shuttle is going back to their roots -- a big honkin' rocket. The Boston Globe's Big Picture has photos of its inaugural launch. Here are three of them:
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25 more at the Big Picture website. Very cool technology -- nice to see a return to simple(er) systems... Posted by DaveH at October 30, 2009 7:32 PM | TrackBack
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