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Ares V: Progress Towards a Heavy Lift Capability for the Moon and BeyondNASA's new exploration initiative will again take humans beyond low Earth orbit, to the moon, and into deep space. The space agency is developing a new fleet of launch vehicles that will fulfill the national goals of replacing the Space Shuttle fleet, completing the International Space Station, establishing a permanent outpost on the moon, and eventually traveling to Mars. Separate crew and cargo vehicles emerged from mission architecture studies - the Ares I to carry the Orion crew exploration vehicle and its crew of4 to 6 astronauts, and the Ares V to carry the Altair lunar lander or other supplies to support future exploration missions. (Figure 1) These vehicles will be designed to be safe, affordable, sustainable, reliable, operable with the safety, reliability, flexibility, and operability to serve this nation's manned and unmanned exploration programs for the coming decades. This paper discusses recent and current progress on the Ares V and planned future activities.
Document ID
20090008534
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Creech, Steve (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 9, 2008
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-2069
MSFC-2050
Report Number: MSFC-2069
Report Number: MSFC-2050
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Space 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 9, 2008
End Date: September 11, 2008
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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