Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Mission to the Moon
NASA's Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back — and Stay This Time - Popular Mechanics: "With the iconic Space Shuttle nearing retirement, the pressure is on NASA to design a new manned vehicle — one that will deliver us safely to the lunar surface by 2020 before building a lasting lunar base. From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges Orion's engineers are now confronting."
