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Ares V
Artist's impression of an Ares V during solid rocket booster separation
The Ares V (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) was the planned cargo launch component of the cancelled NASA Constellation program, which was to have replaced the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2011. Ares V was also planned to carry supplies for a human presence on Mars.[4] Ares V and the smaller Ares I were named after Ares, the Greek god of war.
The Ares V was to launch the Earth Departure Stage and Altair lunar lander for NASA's return to the Moon, which was planned for 2019.[5] It would also have served as the principal launcher for missions beyond the Earth-Moon system, including the program's ultimate goal, a crewed mission to Mars. The uncrewed Ares V would complement the smaller and human-rated Ares I rocket for the launching of the 4–6 person Orion spacecraft. Both rockets, deemed safer than the then-current Space Shuttle, would have employed technologies developed for the Apollo program, the Shuttle program, and the Delta IV EELV program.[6] However, the Constellation program, including Ares V and Ares I, was canceled in October 2010 by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. In September 2011, NASA detailed the Space Launch System as its new vehicle for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit,[7] while commercial space companies would provide low Earth orbit access for both cargo and astronauts.
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retirement in 2011. AresV was also planned to carry supplies for a human presence on Mars. AresV and the smaller Ares I were named after Ares, the Greek god...
may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Ares (/ˈɛəriːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἄρης, Árēs [árɛːs]) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of...
the Ares I and AresV, when the program was created. Ares I was designed for the sole purpose of launching mission crews into orbit, while AresV would...
in 2011. Ares I was to complement the larger, uncrewed AresV, which was the cargo launch vehicle for Constellation. NASA selected the Ares designs for...
the AresV boosters would fly an almost-identical flight trajectory from launch to splashdown. The Constellation program, including Ares I and AresV, was...
for use in future space missions, as well as the Shuttle-derived AresV and AresV Lite. If built, the Atlas PH2-Heavy was projected to be able to launch...
vehicles, the human-rated Ares I crew-launch vehicle and the heavy-lift AresV cargo-launch vehicle. While both the Ares I and AresV would have utilized a...
the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (as a reincarnation of AresV). Other elements of the program, such as the Lunar Gateway space station...
replacement for the retired Space Shuttle as well as the cancelled Ares I and AresV launch vehicles. As a Shuttle-derived vehicle, the SLS reuses hardware...
"sustainable course of long-term exploration." The Ares boosters are a cost-effective approach — entailing the AresV's enormous, unprecedented cargo-carrying capacity...
required (currently expected in the 2030s). The EDS used on the cancelled AresV would have been propelled by a single J-2X main engine fuelled with liquid...
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next human NASA program was to be Constellation program with its Ares I and AresV launch vehicles and the Orion spacecraft; however, the Constellation...
Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I rocket to narrow the gap. However, the new policy was silent on the heavy lift AresV rocket and missions beyond low...
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