Ares V

Artist's impression of an Ares V during SRB separation
Fact sheet
Function	Cargo Launch Vehicle
Manufacturer	Alliant Techsystems (stage I) TBD (stage II)
Country of origin	USA
Size
Height	109.2 m (358 ft)
Diameter	8.40 m
Mass
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	130,000 kg
Payload to Lunar orbit	65,000 kg
Launch History
Status	In Development
Launch sites	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Total launches	0
Maiden flight	Scheduled for 2018
First Stage
Engines	2 SRB(s), (2,800,000 lbf sea-level - 3,300,000 lbf max, each) , 5 RS-68 (663,000 lbf sea-level - 751,000 lbf in vacuum, each)
Thrust	~8.9 million pounds
Burn time	~150 seconds
Fuel	PBAN (solid), LH2/LOX
Second Stage
Engines	1 J-2X
Thrust
Burn time
Fuel	LH2/LOX

The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) is the cargo launch component of Project Constellation. Ares V will launch the Earth Departure Stage and Lunar Surface Access Module when NASA returns to the Moon, which is currently planned for 2019.^[1] The Ares V will complement the Ares I, which is being designed as a crew launch vehicle. The Ares V will be able to carry about 130 metric tons (287,000 lb) to Low Earth orbit (LEO) and 65 metric tons (143,300 lb) to the Moon.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2550x2100, 1776 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ares V Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Alliant Techsystems NYSE: ATK is a major US aerospace and defense contractor with sales of approximately USD $3. ... In military aircraft or space exploration, the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship, including as cargo, munitions, scientific instruments or experiments, or external fuel, although internal fuel is usually not included. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... Launch Complex 39 is a large site and a collection of facilities at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, USA, originally built for Apollo program, and later modified to support Space Shuttle operations. ... The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) is the rocket that provides 83% of liftoff thrust for the Space Shuttle. ... The RS-68 (Rocket System 68) is the largest existing liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen engine, producing a thrust of 650,000 lbf (2. ... PBAN - Polybutadiene Acrylonitrile copolymer. ... LH2 is an acronym used in the aerospace industry, which stands for liquid hydrogen. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... J-2 Rocket Engine Specifications. ... LH2 is an acronym used in the aerospace industry, which stands for liquid hydrogen. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Project Constellation is NASAs current plan for space exploration. ... The Ares V Earth Departure Stage (EDS) is the high-energy cryogenic upper stage of NASAs proposed new Ares V launch vehicle. ... The LSAM launches its ascent stage to return the astronauts to Lunar Orbit. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... 2019 (MMXIX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Ares I-1 be merged into this article or section. ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... This article is about Earths moon. ...

Design

Exploded view of the Ares V.

The Ares V is being designed as a heavy-launch vehicle capable of sending large-scale hardware and materials to the Moon and supplying needed staples to sustain a human presence beyond Earth orbit.^[2] Ares V is a two-stage rocket: the first stage utilizes both solid and liquid propulsion with the second stage using a single J-2X rocket engine. Image File history File links Ares_V_Exploded_View. ... Image File history File links Ares_V_Exploded_View. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... 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 first stage has two separate types of engines. Like the Space Shuttle, the Ares V will use both liquid-fueled and solid-fueled engines simultaneously. The solid rockets will use two Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster-derived rockets, which will have five segments instead of the four currently used on the Space Shuttle.^[2] Additionally, the Ares V will use five RS-68 liquid-fueled engines attached to a "larger version" of the Space Shuttle External Tank.^[2] Originally, NASA intended to use five Space Shuttle Main Engines instead of the RS-68s. NASA made the change to the RS-68s due to the RS-68s simplicity in design and construction, its higher thrust, and its reduced cost. NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) is the rocket that provides 83% of liftoff thrust for the Space Shuttle. ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... The RS-68 (Rocket System 68) is the largest existing liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen engine, producing a thrust of 650,000 lbf (2. ... A Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) on its way to the Vehicle Assembly Building. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Space Shuttle Main Engine block The Space Shuttle orbiter has three main engines. ... The RS-68 (Rocket System 68) is the largest existing liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen engine, producing a thrust of 650,000 lbf (2. ...

The second stage, based on the S-IVB upper stage used on the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets, is known as the Earth Departure Stage (EDS). The EDS would feature a single J-2X rocket engine (also used as the second-stage engine for the Ares I) that will maneuver the Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) or any large-sized payload into a circular orbit.^[2] On lunar missions, the EDS will then fire its engine for a second time to place the combined Orion spacecraft and LSAM onto a trajectory to the Moon. The S-IVB (sometimes S4b) was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable... 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. ... It has been suggested that Ares I-1 be merged into this article or section. ... The LSAM launches its ascent stage to return the astronauts to Lunar Orbit. ... Orion is a spacecraft currently under development by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ...

The Ares V capacity (approximately 130 metric tons) would be in the same class as the American Saturn V and Soviet/Russian Energia rocket and would be capable of supporting manned expansion to the Moon as well as to Mars.^[2] It can, with the addition of a LSAM-based "kick motor" (or even a Centaur upper stage), even launch planetary probes at the same weight class as that of both the Galileo and Cassini-Huygens directly to the outer Solar System.^{[citation needed]} A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... An artists conception of a Soviet Buran space shuttle lifting off atop the Energia booster. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ... Model of Centaur with Surveyor as payload. ... Galileo is prepared for mating with the IUS booster Galileo being deployed after being launched by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-34 mission Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the planet Jupiter and its moons. ... Cassini-Huygens is a joint NASA/ESA/ASI unmanned space mission intended to study Saturn and its moons. ... This article is about the Solar System. ...

Ares V's role in Project Constellation

Ares V will be the cargo launch component of Project Constellation. Unlike the Saturn V and Space Shuttle, where the crew and cargo were launched simultaneously on the same rocket, the plans for Project Constellation outline having two separate launch vehicles, the Ares I and the Ares V, for crew and cargo, respectively. Having two separate launch vehicles will allow for more specialized designs for the different purposes the rockets will fulfill. Project Constellation is NASAs current plan for space exploration. ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... It has been suggested that Ares I-1 be merged into this article or section. ...

The Ares V rocket is NASA's new heavy-lift launch vehicle. It is being designed to launch the Earth Departure Stage and Lunar Surface Access Module as well as being the platform to launch new modules for the International Space Station, NASA's proposed lunar outpost and any human missions to Mars in the future.^[2] The Ares V Earth Departure Stage (EDS) is the high-energy cryogenic upper stage of NASAs proposed new Ares V launch vehicle. ... The LSAM launches its ascent stage to return the astronauts to Lunar Orbit. ... “ISS” redirects here. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... On December 4, 2006, NASA announced the conclusion of its Global Exploration Strategy and Lunar Architecture Study. ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ...

Further roles

Even if Ares V is a long way to be realized, there are already plans at NASA to make other uses of it^[3], something similar as the failed Apollo Applications Program. This article is about the American space agency. ... 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. ...

• The first proposal is to build a new 8+ meters wide optical telescope to be placed in the Sun/Earth L2 point. It would be a significant increase in dimension and performance over the Hubble Space Telescope and the Ares V vehicle will be able to carry this to its destination in a single shot.

A contour plot of the effective potential (the Hills Surfaces) of a two-body system (the Sun and Earth here), showing the five Lagrange points. ... The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. ...

Early concepts

While the Ares V is a quite new proposal from NASA, a similar vehicle has been proposed for years to replace the Saturn V heavy launcher. For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ...

• In the book The Case for Mars, Robert Zubrin named a possible future heavy launch vehicle named Ares.^[4] In the book the rocket would have consisted of the Space Shuttle's External Tank powered by three SSME and a second stage powered by RL-10 engine.

The Case For Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must is a nonfiction science book by Robert Zubrin, first published in 1996. ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... Diagram of Space Shuttle External Tank showing internal structure The Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during lift-off and ascent. ... Space Shuttle Main Engine block The Space Shuttle orbiter has three main engines. ... RL-10 Rocket Engine Specifications. ...

See also

• Ares IV
• Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
• Direct Launch Vehicle

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. ... Comparison of the Saturn V, Space Shuttle, Ares I, Ares V, and Ares IV. The Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle, or simply Shuttle-Derived Vehicle (SDV), is a term describing one of a wide array of concepts that have been developed for creating space launch vehicles from the components, technology and... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

External links

• A Visual History of Project Constellation

References

v • d • e Project Constellation
Sub-orbital	Ares I-X · Ares I-Y 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. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...
Earth orbital	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. ...
Lunar	LSAM 1 / Orion 13 · LSAM 2 / Orion 15 · LSAM 3 / Orion 17 · LSAM 4 / Orion 19 This article is about Earths moon. ... LSAM 1 is the current designation for the first Lunar Surface Access Module that will be launched on the second Ares V rocket into low earth orbit. ... Orion 13 is the current name of a NASA mission, the first Constellation lunar landing in conjunction with the LSAM 3. ... LSAM 2 is the current designation for the first Lunar Surface Access Module that will be launched on the second Ares V rocket into low earth orbit. ... 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. ... LSAM 3 is the current designation for the Lunar Surface Access Module that will attempt to make, during the Orion 13 mission, the first Constellation lunar landing, the seventh manned landing in human history. ... 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). ... LSAM 4 is the current designation for the Lunar Surface Access Module that will attempt to make, during the Orion 14 mission, the second Constellation lunar landing, and, unless a landing is attempted by the Russian/ESA ACTS or Chinese lunar Shenzhou, the eighth manned landing in human history. ...
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 · Lunar Surface Access Module · 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. ... It has been suggested that Ares I-1 be merged into this article or section. ... The Ares IV command module in orbit over Mars in 2032. ... The Ares V Earth Departure Stage (EDS) is the high-energy cryogenic upper stage of NASAs proposed new Ares V launch vehicle. ... The LSAM launches its ascent stage to return the astronauts to Lunar Orbit. ... 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. ...
Launch sites	Kennedy Space Center LC-39 The launch pad refers to the facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... Launch Complex 39 is a large site and a collection of facilities at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, USA, originally built for the Apollo program, and later modified to support Space Shuttle operations. ...
Abort	Orion abort modes · In-flight aborts and rescue options · Orion Abort Test Booster 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...
Other	Vision for Space Exploration · Exploration Systems Architecture Study 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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