Ares V
The Ares V was a plan to create a cargo rocket for the cancelled Constellation program. Ares V was planned to launch the Earth Departure Stage and Altair lunar lander for a plan to return to the Moon in 2019. [3] The Ares V was supposed to complement the Ares I, which was being designed as a crew launch vehicle. The Ares designs were selected for their anticipated overall safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness.[4]
| Ares V | |
|---|---|
| canceled rocket from NASA's Constellation program | |
.jpg) Artist's impression of an Ares V during solid rocket booster separation | |
| Has use | Cargo Launch Vehicle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 116 m (381 ft) or 109 m (358 ft) |
| Diameter | 10 m (33 ft) or 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Mass | 188,000 kg (414,000 lb)[1] |
| Payload to TLI | |
| Mass | 71,100 kg (156,700 lb) or 60,600 kg (133,600 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Canceled |
| Launch sites | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
| Boosters – 5- or 5.5-segment Shuttle-derived SRB | |
| Powered by | 1 solid |
| Propellant | APCP (solid) |
| First stage | |
| Powered by | 5 or 6 RS-68B[2] or 5 SSME (RS-25) |
| Maximum thrust | 8,350 kN (1,880,000 lbf) or 10,350 kN (2,330,000 lbf) upper atmosphere (figures for RS-25) |
| Propellant | LH2/LOX |
| Second stage – Earth Departure Stage | |
| Powered by | 1 or 2 J-2X |
| Propellant | LH2/LOX |
The Ares V was planned to be able to carry about 188,000 kilograms (414,000 pounds) to Low Earth orbit (LEO), and 71,000 kilograms (157,000 pounds) to the Moon.[2] Upon completion the Ares V was planned to be the most powerful rocket ever built, lifting more into orbit than even the Saturn V.[5] Ares V, Ares IV, and Ares I are named after Ares, the Greek god, which is the equivalent to the Roman god Mars.
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- ↑ HSF Final Report: Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation, October 2009, Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, p. 65-66.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Overview: Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, NASA. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ↑ Handlin, Daniel (2006-10-11). "NASA sets Orion 13 for Moon Return". NASA SpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ↑ "NASA - Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle". NASA. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ↑ Steve Creech, Steve and Phil Sumrall. "Ares V: Refining a New Heavy Lift Capability". NASA.
