Ares I

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Ares I was a planned NASA crew launch vehicle under the Constellation program, designed to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and support future missions to the Moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crew launch vehicle
expendable launch vehicle
rocket
suborbital test flight
agencyProgramManager NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
alsoKnownAs Crew Launch Vehicle
announced 2005
cancellationDate 2010
cancellationReason Constellation program termination
configuration two-stage in-line rocket
countryOfOrigin United States
crewCapacityPlanned up to 6 astronauts
designer NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
developmentStart mid-2000s
firstStageOrigin Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
firstStageSegments 5-segment solid rocket booster
firstStageType solid rocket booster
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
intendedReplacementFor Space Shuttle for crew transport
intendedUse crew transport to low Earth orbit
support for lunar missions
launchDate 2009-10-28
launchEscapeSystem Orion launch abort system
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
launchSitePlanned Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
missionProfile launch Orion to low Earth orbit
operator NASA
partOf Constellation program
payload Orion crew exploration vehicle
linked to: Orion spacecraft
plannedFirstCrewedFlight 2010s
programCancelledBy Obama administration
programGoal enable future Mars missions
return humans to the Moon
propulsionType solid and liquid propulsion
relatedProgram Orion program
relatedVehicle Ares V
linked to: Ares V (cancelled)
safetyGoal improved crew safety over Space Shuttle
secondStagePropellant liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
secondStageType liquid-fueled upper stage
status cancelled
successor Space Launch System
targetOrbit low Earth orbit
technologyHeritage Apollo-era Saturn upper stages
Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters
testFlight Ares I-X
upperStageEngine J-2X

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Ares I-X launchVehicleConceptTested Ares I
subject linked to: Ares I-X test flight
Ares I-X relatedTo Ares I
subject linked to: Ares I-X test flight
Ares V relatedVehicle Ares I
subject linked to: Ares V (cancelled)
Augustine Commission evaluatedProgram Ares I launch vehicle
linked to: Ares I
Ares program hasMission Ares I
Ares program hasMission Ares I
subject linked to: Ares program (fictional)
Pad Abort 1 associatedVehicle Ares I (planned launch vehicle)
subject linked to: Pad Abort 1 test
linked to: Ares I