Earth Departure Stage
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component of lunar mission architecture
planned spacecraft propulsion system
rocket stage
upper stage
The Earth Departure Stage was a planned upper stage rocket for NASA’s Constellation program, intended to propel the Orion spacecraft and lunar lander from Earth orbit toward the Moon.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of lunar mission architecture
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planned spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ rocket stage ⓘ upper stage ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureRole | Earth‑departure element of Constellation lunar architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
Altair lunar lander
NERFINISHED
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Ares I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares V NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | Constellation program cancellation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedForCrewedMissions | true ⓘ |
| designedToPropel |
Altair lunar lander
NERFINISHED
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Orion and lunar lander stack NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | conceptual design ⓘ |
| era | 2000s ⓘ |
| goal | enable sustained human lunar exploration ⓘ |
| intendedDestination | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMission |
crew exploration missions beyond low Earth orbit
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lunar missions ⓘ trans‑lunar injection ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | launched on Ares V with Altair lunar lander ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ares V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
used after Earth orbit insertion
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used prior to translunar coast ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Constellation program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
perform trans‑lunar injection burn
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to propel spacecraft from Earth orbit toward the Moon ⓘ |
| program | Constellation program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType |
cryogenic propellants (planned)
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liquid hydrogen (planned) ⓘ liquid oxygen (planned) ⓘ |
| propulsionRole | high‑energy departure from low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Earth departure stage (generic concept)
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Saturn V S‑IVB stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status |
cancelled
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never flown ⓘ |
| successorConcept | elements of the Space Launch System architecture (conceptual) ⓘ |
| targetOrbitBeforeBurn | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sending crewed spacecraft beyond low Earth orbit
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supporting lunar surface missions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ares V