Ares I passes design review

[Moonwalker]

And those are people who KNOW the risks, and willingly accept them in light of the prospect of new understanding...

Well, I actually meant volcano fanatics who just want to stand in front of magma as close as possible just for the sake of thrill. They don't create any new understanding by doing so I think

 

[RocketMan_Len]

Even so - I would imagine that most of THEM are aware of the threats that being that near to a volcano entail...

 

[Nickmick95]

Just to get back on topic, can anyone tell me why Richard Nixon cancelled the Saturn V rockets?

 

[tblaxland]

Just to get back on topic, can anyone tell me why Richard Nixon cancelled the Saturn V rockets?

Simple answer - money.

 

[garyw]

Simple answer - money.

and the fact that Kennedy's vision of getting a man onto the moon had been achieved. Been there, done that - why spend the billions on keeping on doing it?

More on the ARES PDR:

http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/09/ares_pdr_was_no.html