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Constellation Education
Visit the Constellation Program education page, your online source for Constellation-related educational materials and information.
Constellation Outreach
From speaking to school-age kids to exhibiting at your local state fair, NASA wants to share the story of America's new launch vehicles.
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Constellation: Earth, Moon, Mars
In this interactive feature, NASA Astronaut Pam Melroy guides you through Constellation’s missions to Low Earth Orbit, the moon and ultimately Mars.
Latest News
NASA Completes Assembly of Ares I-X Test Rocket
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Ares I-X at Kennedy Space Center. Image Credit: NASA
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida. The final segments of the Ares I-X rocket, including the simulated crew module and launch abort system, were stacked on Aug. 13 on a mobile launcher platform, completing the 327-foot launch vehicle and providing the first entire look of Ares I-X's distinctive shape. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 31.> Photo
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Orion Abort Flight Test Crew Module Departs Dryden For White Sands
The Orion crew module that will be used for the first launch abort system Pad Abort 1 flight test is scheduled to depart NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center Aug. 19 for the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., where the launch abort flight tests will be performed.
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A 21st Century-Style Return to the Moon
Forty years after the first moon landing, NASA has turned its attention back to lunar missions, this time planning to stay longer.
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Ares I First Stage Motor to be Tested August 25
NASA and ATK unveil the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster in Promontory, Utah.
