NASA returns to metal nozzle for Ares upper stage
Cost and weight issues have forced NASA back to a metal nozzle for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne J-2X rocket engine that will power the upper stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and Earth Departure Stage of the heavy-lift Ares V. In its original configuration, the 8 ft.-long, 10 ft.-diameter...
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