This slide presentation reviews the elements that make up the Ares I launch vehicle, with particular attention devoted to the upper stage of the vehicle. The upper stage elememnts, a lunar mission profile, and the upper stage objectives are reviewed. The work that Marshall Space Flight Center is doing is highlighted: work on the full scale welding process, the vertical milling machining, and the thermal protection system.
Ares I Upper Stage Element
45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit ; 2009 ; Denver, CO, United States
2009-08-03
Conference paper
No indication
English
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