Ares I - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ares I igniter was an advanced version of the flight-proven igniter used on the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters. It was approximately 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 36 inches (91 cm) long, and took advantage of upgraded insulation materials that had improved thermal properties to protect the igniter's case from the burning solid ...
Ares I-X - Wikipedia
WEBAres I-X was the first-stage prototype and design concept demonstrator of Ares I, a launch system for human spaceflight developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ares I-X was successfully launched on October 28, 2009. [1][2] The project cost was $445 million. [3]
Ares | Rockets, Description, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAres, family of two launch vehicles, Ares I and Ares V, for the proposed Constellation program, the crewed U.S. spaceflight program that was scheduled to succeed the space shuttle program and focus on missions to the Moon and Mars.
Ares V - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ares V was designed to be a three-stage rocket: the first and second stages, which burn together, were to use both solid and liquid propulsion with the upper stage providing the necessary propulsion to send the hardware and staples beyond low Earth orbit and onto a trajectory to the Moon.
Ares - Encyclopedia Astronautica
WEBAmerican heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. The design selected to boost America's Orion manned spacecraft into space in the 21st Century was a family of launch vehicles dubbed Ares.
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Ares I-X - NASA
WEBThe first flight test for NASA’s Constellation Program is called Ares I-X and it will bring the agency one step closer to its exploration goals -- to transport astronauts to the International Space Station after the space shuttle retires and …
NASA Sets Ares I-X Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details
WEBOct 23, 2009 · RELEASE M09-206. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test. The rocket is targeted to lift off at 8 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Ares I-X Complete - NASA
WEBAug 14, 2009 · Ares I-X rivals the height of the Apollo Program's 364-foot-tall Saturn V. Standing tall at its fully assembled height of 327 feet, the Ares I-X is one of the largest rockets ever processed in the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3, Super Stack 5 at the Kennedy Space Center.
Ares I-X rocket completes successful flight test
WEBOct 28, 2009 · NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a 2-minute powered flight. The test flight lasted about 6 minutes from its...
WEBAres I is designed to carry up to four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). It also can be launched in tandem with the Ares V cargo launch vehicle to perform a variety of missions beyond LEO.