Description:
Ares is a launch system family designed to meet NASA's needs for next-generation crew (Orion) and cargo vehicles. So far, Ares family includes Ares I crew launch vehicle and Ares V cargo launch vehicle. Both vehicles are designed to carry payloads into low Earth Orbit. Once there, these payloads will make possible to travel to the Moon and Mars.
Basically, Ares I is a two-stage rocket based on a single five-segment reusable solid rocket booster, a derivative of the Space Shuttle's solid rocket booster, for the first stage. A liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen J-2X engine derived from the J-2 engine used on Apollo's second stage will power the crew exploration vehicle's second stage. The Ares I can lift more than 55,000 pounds to low Earth orbit. On December 7, 2005, NASA selected ATK as the prime contractor for the first stage thank to its know-how and capabilities gained at the space shuttle program. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne was selected as the second stage provider on June 8, 2006.
Specifications Dimensions: Length 100 m
United States of America / 