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The Ares IV launch vehicle is the third in a series of proposed heavy-lift space launch vehicles that will support Project Constellation, the United States' current program of manned space exploration. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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As described by NASA in January 2007[1], the 113m (367ft) vehicle would consist of the liquid-fueled core stage from the Ares V heavy lift launch vehicle (LV) design, two five-segment solid rocket boosters, and the liquid-fueled upper stage from the Ares I LV. Total payload capacity would be 41,100kg (90,420lb) to 240km (385 miles) for direct trans-lunar injection. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 497 pixelsFull resolution (1160 × 720 pixel, file size: 283 KB, MIME type: image/png) I combined the two images, [1] and [2], for easier comparison, added names onto all of the rockets, and put in reference lines. ...
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Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
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The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) is the cargo launch component of Project Constellation. ...
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Ares I is the crew launch vehicle being developed by NASA as a component of Project Constellation. ...
Mission In late January 2007, NASA stated that the Ares IV was being considered as a way to fly early crewed lunar-orbit-only missions to provide "shakeout" testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle, and to evaluate high-speed "skip" reentry profiles of the Orion capsule.[2] January 2007 is the first month of that year. ...
Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
The Ares IV might also be useful beyond these early roles. The vehicle would be capable of launching either the Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) or the Block 2 lunar mission Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) into a direct lunar trajectory. After two Ares IV launches, one for the manned Orion spacecraft and one for the unmanned LSAM lander, the Orion and LSAM vehicles would rendezvous and dock in lunar orbit. This would be in contrast to the mission scenario for Ares I and Ares V in which the crewed Orion and empty LSAM would rendezvous and dock in Earth orbit then depart for the Moon. If the original plans are kept intact the Ares IV may be useful in the event of an Apollo 13-like malfunction by launching a modified unmanned "Rescue Orion" to the Moon allowing the crew, using the LSAM as a lifeboat, to abandon the damaged Orion and come back to Earth in the "Rescue Orion." Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
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The Ares IV without the Solid Rocket Boosters could also be utilized to place the Orion spacecraft into low-Earth orbit, allowing NASA to retire the Ares I and to save costs by using identical facilities.[citation needed] This would be in the same concept as that for the Saturn II and Saturn INT-20 rockets that were planned for the Apollo Applications Program, but scrapped by the Nixon Administration in favor of the Space Shuttle. The Space Shuttle is scheduled to retire in 2010 in favor of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. The Saturn II was a proposed American ELV, derived from the Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo lunar program. ...
The Saturn INT-20 was a proposed intermediate payload follow-on from the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. ...
The Apollo Applications Program (AAP) was established by NASA headquarters in 1968 to develop science based manned space missions using surplus material from the Apollo Lunar Landing Program. ...
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See also Project Constellation is NASAs current plan for space exploration. ...
Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
Ares I is the crew launch vehicle being developed by NASA as a component of Project Constellation. ...
The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) is the cargo launch component of Project Constellation. ...
For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ...
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References - ^ Rob Coppinger. "NASA quietly sets up budget for Ares IV lunar crew launch vehicle with 2017 test flight target", Flight International, 2 Jan 2007.
- ^ Berger, Brian. "NASA Studies Early Moon Shot for New Space Capsule", Space.com, 26 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Project Constellation is NASAs current plan for space exploration. ...
A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight) is a spaceflight that does not involve putting a vehicle into orbit. ...
Ares I-X will be a test flight in the Ares I spacecraft development program. ...
Ares I-Y will be a structural test flight in the Ares I spacecraft development program. ...
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| | Earth orbital | Orion 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · Ares V-Y · Orion 12 · 14 · 16 · 18 · 20 Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
Geocentric orbit refers to the orbit of any object orbiting the Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites. ...
Orion 1 is the first planned unmanned test launch of both the new Orion spacecraft and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. ...
Orion 2 is the second planned unmanned test launch of both the new Orion spacecraft and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. ...
Orion 3 is the first planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will allow NASA to test the Ares I rocket for the first time with a functioning Orion spacecraft, along with testing both the spacecrafts onboard propulsion systems, thermal protection system, and landing systems. ...
Orion 4 is the second planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will conduct a rendezvous exercise with the International Space Station in anticipation of the first manned Orion/ISS mission. ...
Orion 5 is the first planned manned launch of both the new Orion spacecraft and Ares I rocket and will conduct a 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in which the spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the station. ...
Orion 6 is the scheduled to be the first flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASAs Project Constellation. ...
Orion 7 is the second scheduled manned mission in NASAs Project Constellation. ...
Orion 8 is scheduled to be the second flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASAs Project Constellation. ...
Orion 9 is the scheduled to be the third, and penultimate flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station, as part of NASAs Project Constellation. ...
Orion 10 is the third scheduled manned mission in NASAs Project Constellation. ...
Orion 11 is the current name of a NASA mission, that will be the final unmanned cargo launch of the Orion spacecraft to the International Space Station before the Constellation Program starts the lunar landing and base development phase. ...
Ares V-Y is the current designation for the maiden flight of the heavy-lift Ares V Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle. ...
Orion 12 is the current name of a NASA mission, that will be the first Constellation lunar orbit and dress rehersal flight in conjunction with the LSAM 2 lander. ...
Orion 14 is the current name of a NASA mission, the second Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 4. ...
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Orion 13 is the current name of a NASA mission, the first Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 3. ...
Orion 15 is the name of a current NASA mission, that will be the first Constellation lunar orbit and dress rehearsal flight in conjunction with the LSAM 2 lander. ...
Orion 17 is the current name of a NASA mission, the first Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the Lunar Surface Access Module 3 (LSAM 3). ...
| | Solar System | Orion Asteroid Mission · Orion Mars Mission This article is about the Solar System. ...
The Orion Asteroid Mission is a propsoed mission to a Near-Earth Asteroid utilizing the standard Orion spacecraft and a landing module based on the Lunar Surface Access Module. ...
| | Components | Orion · Ares (I · IV · V) · Earth Departure Stage · Altair · J-2X · RS-68 Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...
This article is about the Ares launch vehicles. ...
Ares I is the crew launch vehicle being developed by NASA as a component of Project Constellation. ...
The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) is the cargo launch component of Project Constellation. ...
The Ares V Earth Departure Stage (EDS) is the high-energy cryogenic upper stage of NASAs proposed new Ares V launch vehicle. ...
J-2 Rocket Engine Specifications. ...
The RS-68 (Rocket System 68) is the largest existing liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen engine, producing a thrust of 650,000 lbf (2. ...
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| | Abort | Orion abort modes · In-flight aborts and rescue options · Orion Abort Test Booster · Launch Abort System (LAS) · Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) With the development of the new Orion spacecraft, which will replace the Space Shuttle after 2010, NASA decided to use a Soyuz-style launch escape system, a powerful solid-rocket motor attached to the nose of the spacecraft, via a boost protective cover, in a manner similar to that employed...
Like all previous U.S. manned spacecraft, an in-flight abort can occur when a major component fails (such as a malfunctioning altitude-control thruster on Gemini 8) or when a crew member becomes dangerously ill (such as that on the Soyuz T-14 flight to Salyut 7 in 1985...
The Orion Abort Test Booster (ATB) is a small solid rocket launcher which will be developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation under contract by NASA. Its goal will be to demonstrate and qualify the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) that will allow the astronaut crew to safely escape in the event...
Apollo LES Pad Abort test A Launch Escape System (LES) is a top-mounted rocket connected to the crew module of a crewed spacecraft and used to quickly separate and launch the crew module away from the rest of the rocket in the case of an emergency. ...
| | Other | Vision for Space Exploration · Exploration Systems Architecture Study · DIRECT Image from NASA site Two planned configurations for a return to the moon, heavy lift (left) and crew (right) The Vision for Space Exploration is the United States space policy announced on January 14, 2004 by President George W. Bush. ...
The Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) is the official title of a large-scale, system level study conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Summer of 2005 in response to the American president George W. Bushs announcement on January 14, 2004 of his goal of...
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| | List of missions | In October 2006 NASA released a draft schedule of all planned NASA Project Constellation missions through 2019 [1]. This document included descriptions of a series of proposed vehicle test missions. ...
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