Apollo, STS, Ares.

The Apollo program was what got us to the moon and helped set in motion the "super power" identity of America. The Shuttle (STS) is what's keeping America at the top of manned space missions. But what is next? How will we stay one step ahead of everyone else as the leader in space exploration? Well the future is here. NASA released last week a article about the Ares 1 rocket, the first of many rockets in the Constellation Program. NASA brought in more than 200 companies from all across America to help construct the engineering marvel. Cheaper to launch then the shuttle, and with a larger cargo capacity the Ares will quickly become worth the money spent on it. And with the completion of each stage in the Constellation Program, America, and human kind will become one step closer to deep space exploration and a Mars landing.
( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/nations_rocket.html )