Ares V (cancelled)
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Ares V was a planned but ultimately cancelled heavy-lift launch vehicle under NASA’s Constellation program, intended to support human missions beyond low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares V | 2 |
| Ares V (cancelled) canonical | 1 |
| Ares V mission (planned) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cancelled launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
|
| boosterCount | 2 ⓘ |
| boosterType | solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| cancellationAdministration |
Barack Obama presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Obama administration
|
| cancellationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | termination of Constellation program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedToSupport | Orion spacecraft missions ⓘ |
| designFamily | Ares launch vehicles ⓘ |
| designGoal |
enable sustained lunar presence
ⓘ
exceed Saturn V payload capability ⓘ |
| designPayloadToLEO | approximately 180000 kg ⓘ |
| designPayloadToTransLunarInjection | approximately 65000 kg ⓘ |
| developmentPhaseAtCancellation | preliminary design ⓘ |
| fairingDiameterPlanned | 10 m ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineCount | 5 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType |
RS-68 engine
ⓘ
surface form:
RS-68
|
| firstStageType | liquid-fueled core stage ⓘ |
| heightPlanned | about 116 m ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
beyond low Earth orbit missions
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ human spaceflight support ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ |
| launchSitesPlanned |
Kennedy Space Center LC-39
ⓘ
surface form:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
|
| massAtLiftoffPlanned | about 3900000 kg ⓘ |
| missionArchitecture | lunar orbit rendezvous ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ares
ⓘ
surface form:
Ares, the Greek god of war
|
| neverLaunched | true ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Constellation program ⓘ |
| primaryMissionProfile |
launch Altair lunar lander
ⓘ
launch Earth Departure Stage ⓘ |
| programCancelledBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. government
|
| programStart | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| relatedVehicle | Ares I ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | two-stage-to-orbit ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| successor | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| upperStageEngineType |
J-2
ⓘ
surface form:
J-2X
|
| upperStageType | Earth Departure Stage ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ares V
this entity surface form:
Ares V
this entity surface form:
Ares V mission (planned)