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Orion-Ares Thrust Oscillation Problem Being Resolved

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Thursday, February 21st, 2008

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Going Directly To Mars, Without Moon Base, Would Be a Strategic Mistake, NASA Official Says Engineers are moving toward a solution for the thrust oscillation problems that threaten to cause severe vibration in the Ares rocket for the next-generation U.S. space system, including the Orion space capsule and astronauts inside it, a NASA official said. "I think we're making great progress" in solving the problem, said David A. King, Marshall Space Flight Center director in Huntsville, Ala. He spoke before…

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