Active Vibration Damping Unneeded On Ares I

NASA managers have concluded they don’t need an active damping system in the aft skirt of the Ares I first stage to prevent dangerous vibrations from rattling the crew of the Orion crew exploration vehicle on top, and will use a passive system instead. Steve Cook, the Ares project manager at...

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