NASA more confident that Orion rocket won't shake to pieces
New York Times: A vibration problem with a rocket that is to launch Orion, NASA’s next generation of manned spacecraft, is less severe than previously believed, officials of the agency said Thursday.
Fuller analysis and testing of the problem with the rocket, the Ares I, indicated that the vibrations, termed “thrust oscillations,” would not be strong enough to harm either it or the astronauts it will carry, the officials said in a telephone news conference.
In addition, they said, repairs will most likely dampen the residual vibrations, so that they will not interfere with the astronauts’ duties, like reading instruments and writing, during the climb into space.
