Happy new year Constellation?

Aviation Week's senior space editor Frank Morring has posted a story about NASA's Constellation programme with some detail on developments its going through

And this week Boeing won the Ares I crew launch vehicle (CLV) instrument unit (IU) contract. Useful as Boeing is building the Ares I CLV upper stage that houses the IU

But you have to wonder what progress NASA can make in future with reports about its budget situation like this

And Space Politics is also reporting this Florida Today article that questions Constellation's viability

Transterrestrial Musings has linked to this Spaceref.com article about US president George W. Bush's vision for space exploration and its gloomy future