Orion Spaceship In the Works

This article discusses the progress that has been made on the new Orion spaceship which will replace the shuttle. While not much about the spaceship is mentioned, the article explains how the proposed vehicle is now back within weight specifications and a prototype is soon to be built for testing. The actual spaceship has been delayed by a year to not launch until 2015 at the earliest due to decreased funding. Now that a prototype is in the works, other scientists are now working on the new Ares I and V rockets which will propel the new spacecraft. The Ares I rockets will be used for nearby and lower weight missions like going to the space shuttle, while the Ares V rockets are intended to lift heavy cargo and landers. This work has only just begun in computer simulation, so the rockets will not be ready to go for a while.