Ares still has comfortable margin after vibration fix, NASA says
Managers with NASA’s Constellation program say the Ares I rocket design still has about 6,600 pounds of performance margin after the addition of hardware to dampen vibrations during its ascent. The vibration fixes are estimated to cost the Ares system about 1,200-1,400 pounds to orbit. The fix...
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