The Ares Projects: Building America’s Future in Space
- Paper number
IAC-09.D2.1.1
- Author
Mr. Michael L. Burris, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Langley Research Center, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Stephen A. Cook, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Year
2009
- Abstract
NASA’s Constellation Program is depending on the Ares Projects to deliver the crew and cargo launch capabilities needed to send human explorers to the Moon and beyond. In 2009, the Ares Projects plan to conduct the first test flight of Ares I, Ares I-X; the first firing of a five-segment development solid rocket motor for the Ares I first stage; building the first integrated Ares I upper stage; continue component testing for the J-2X upper stage engine; and perform more-detailed design studies for the Ares V cargo launch vehicle. Ares I and V will provide the core space launch capabilities needed to continue providing crew and cargo access to the International Space Station (ISS), and to build upon the U.S. history of human spaceflight to the Moon and beyond.
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