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Old rocket science tied to today's at Marshall Thursday, August 10, 2006 KENT FAULK, News staff writer HUNTSVILLE - NASA engineers are going old-school with a new twist as they design rockets to take astronauts back to the moon and eventually give them a boost toward Mars. Marshall Space Flight Center engineers have enlisted the help of retired rocket scientists, dug through archives and taken parts off museum pieces as they look toward mixing Apollo and space shuttle technology with later innovations into the Ares I and Ares II rockets. "We're marrying the best of historical knowledge and understanding with...