he mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is not simply to maintain its current position with the International Space Station and other space exploration endeavors, but to build a permanent outpost on the Moon and then travel on to explore ever more distant terrains. The Constellation Program will oversee the development of the crew capsule, launch vehicles, and other systems needed to achieve this mission. From this initiative will come two new launch vehicles: the Ares I and Ares V. The Ares I will be a human-rated vehicle, which will be used for crew transport; the Ares V, a cargo transport vehicle, will be the largest launch vehicle ever built. The Ares Projects team at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama is assigned with developing these two new vehicles. The Ares I vehicle will have an in-line, two-stage rocket configuration. The first stage will provide the thrust or propulsion component for the Ares rocket systems through the first two minutes of the mission. The First Stage Team is tasked with developing the propulsion system necessary to liftoff from the Earth and loft the entire Ares vehicle stack toward low-Earth orbit. Building on the legacy of the Space Shuttle and other NASA space exploration initiatives, the propulsion for the Ares I First Stage will be a Shuttle-derived reusable solid rocket motor. Progress to date by the First Stage Team has been robust and on schedule. This presentation provides an overview and update on the design and development of the Ares I First Stage Propulsion system.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Ares I First Stage: Powering Exploration


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Ares I First Stage: Powering Exploration

    Tiller, Bruce K. | NTRS | 2009


    Ares I First Stage: Powering Exploration

    Tiller, Bruce K. / Priskos, Alex S. | NTRS | 2008


    Ares I and Ares V First Stage - Powering Exploration

    Priskos, Alex S. / Williams, Thomas J. | NTRS | 2008