Talk:Ares I-Y

Another delay[edit]

I can't seem to find any mention of it (of the mission at all!) in the NASA pages, but [1] [2] and [3] mention the "schedule" has been changed and Ares I-Y is supposed to now launch at March 2014. I think those are enough sources for inclusion. KimiNewt (talk) 18:59, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly canceled[edit]

The blog says that it might be cancelled completely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.14.221.10 (talk) 21:58, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Constellation.blog/posts/post_1257272662132.html and http://twitter.com/NASA/statuses/5403465827 for further information. --62.214.203.238 (talk) 22:42, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delays are Due to NASA's Budget?[edit]

Last week, a special independent panel recommended to the White House that "NASA should scrap its grand plans (re: Ares, Altair) to return astronauts to the Moon and instead explore asteroids or the moons of Mars". In part, the recommendation is based upon NASA's underfunded budget (the same constraint which led to the design of the space shuttle)

Using history as a guide, Europeans sailed for centuries in the Mediterranean before they ventured around Africa to India and China. Likewise, we've got to develop our space-legs by paddling for decade or two between the Earth and the Moon. On a related note, the Moon is only 3-days away so rescue missions are always possible. A 9-month trip to Mars makes a rescue mission almost impossible. Now I think it would be really bad for one country to attempt this alone. Going back to the moon should only be attempted by a consortium of space-faring nations. This would be one way to divert money away from destructive wars (the US has already spent $1 trillion on the Iraq-Afghanistan conflict) to something constructive like space exploration.

p.s. In the 1990s, president Bill Clinton went to America's partners to build the ISS. Wouldn't it be neat if President Barack Obama did the same thing for Altar/Orion/Ares? --Neilrieck (talk) 15:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ares I-X Prime[edit]

Was the flight really officially cancelled before the end of the Constellation programm? The linked source only indicates that this has been evaluated. --myself488 (talk) 12:36, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not per this NASAspaceflight.com article: Ares team pressing forward with plans for Ares I-X Prime flight, for now (Nov. 30, 2009). --Jatkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 21:10, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]