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'{{about|the Ares V launch vehicle|other uses|Ares (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox rocket |image = Ares-V (Feb 2008).jpg |caption = Artist's impression of an Ares V during SRB separation |name = Ares V |function = Cargo Launch Vehicle (unmanned) |manufacturer = ''TBD'' (stage I)<br/>''TBD'' (stage II) |country-origin = [[United States]] |height = {{convert|116|m|ft|abbr=on}} |alt-height = |diameter = {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} |alt-diameter = |mass = |alt-mass = |stages = 2 |LEO-payload = {{convert|188000|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |alt-LEO = |payload-location = [[Trans Lunar Injection|TLI]] |payload = {{convert|71100|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |alt-payload = |status = In Development |sites = [[Kennedy Space Center]], [[LC-39A]] |launches = 0 |first = Scheduled for 2018 |boosters = 2 |boostername = [[Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster|5- or 5.5-segment Shuttle-derived SRB]] |boosterengines = 1 [[Solid rocket|solid]] |boosterthrust = TBC |boostertime = TBC |boosterfuel = [[Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant|APCP (solid)]] |stage1engines = 5 or 6 [[RS-68|RS-68B]]<ref name="AresV_overview"/> |stage1thrust = TBC |alt-stage1thrust = |stage1SI = |stage1time = TBC |stage1fuel = [[LH2]]/[[LOX]] |stage2name = [[Earth Departure Stage]] |stage2engines = 1 [[J-2X]] |stage2thrust = |alt-stage2thrust = |stage2SI = |stage2time = |stage2fuel = [[LH2]]/[[LOX]] }} [[Image:NASA-Ares-logo.svg|left|150px]] The '''Ares V''' (formerly known as the Cargo Launch Vehicle or CaLV) is the cargo launch component of the upcoming [[Constellation program]], which will replace the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2010. Initially, the Ares V will launch the [[Earth Departure Stage]] and [[Altair (spacecraft)|Altair lunar lander]] when [[NASA]] returns to the [[Moon]], which is currently planned for 2019, but will also serve as the principal launcher for missions beyond the [[Earth]]-[[Moon]] system, including the program's ultimate goal, a manned mission to [[Mars]] after 2030.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2006/10/nasa-sets-orion-13-for-moon-return/ |title=NASA sets Orion 13 for Moon Return |first=Daniel |last=Handlin |publisher=NASA SpaceFlight.com |date=2006-10-11 |accessdate=2007-01-12}}</ref> The unmanned Ares V will complement the smaller, and human-rated [[Ares I]] rocket for the launching of the 4-6 person [[Orion spacecraft]]. Both rockets, deemed safer than the current Space Shuttle, will utilize technologies developed for [[Project Apollo]], the Shuttle, and the [[Delta IV]] [[EELV]] program.<ref name="SafetyDesign">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresl/index.html |title=NASA - Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle |accessdate=13 May 2009 |publisher=[[NASA]] |date=29 April 2009}}</ref> The Ares V will be able to carry about 188 [[tonne]]s (414,000&nbsp;lb) to [[Low Earth orbit]] (LEO), and 71 tonnes (157,000&nbsp;lb) to the [[Moon]].<ref name="AresV_overview">[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresV/index.html Overview: Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle], NASA. Retrieved 30 September 2008.</ref> Upon completion the Ares V will be the most powerful rocket ever built, lifting more into orbit than even the American [[Saturn V]], the failed [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[N-1 (rocket)|N-1]] for the cancelled [[Soviet Moonshot]], and the successful Soviet/[[Russia|Russian]] [[Energia]] booster developed for the [[Buran]] Shuttle.<ref>Creech, Steve and Phil Sumrall. [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20080036820_2008036005.pdf "Ares V: Refining a New Heavy Lift Capability"]. NASA.</ref> The Ares V and the smaller Ares I are named after [[Ares]], the Greek god of war, which is the equivalent to the Roman god [[Mars]]. <br style="clear: left" /> == Design == [[File:Ares V View.png|thumb|left|[[Exploded view drawing|Exploded view]] of the Ares V including [[Earth Departure Stage]]. The first stage is shown in white, Second stage in orange-brown, and upper stage checkered.]] The Ares V is being designed as a heavy-launch vehicle to send large hardware and materials to the [[Moon]] or send supplies beyond [[Earth]] orbit to sustain human presence there.<ref name="AresV_overview"/> The Ares V is a three-stage rocket: the first and second stages, which burn together, utilizes both solid and liquid propulsion with the upper stage providing the necessary propulsion to send the hardware and staples beyond [[low-Earth orbit]] and onto a trajectory to the Moon. Ares V, like the Space Shuttle, will utilize a pair of solid-fueled first stage rocket boosters that will burn simultaneously with the liquid-fueled second (core) stage. The solid rocket booster on Ares V will be an improved version of the current [[Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster]], but with five and a half segments instead of the current four segments.<ref name="Study">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/06/study-reveals-a-six-rs-68-and-55-segment-booster-for-ares-v/ |title=Study reveals a six RS-68 and 5.5 segment booster for Ares V |publisher=NASAspaceflight.com |date=2008-06-15}}</ref><ref name="bigger_Ares_V">[http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/required022708.xml "NASA Needs A Bigger Ares V"]. Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 27, 2008.</ref><ref name="AresV_overview"/> The liquid-fueled second stage is derived from the [[Space Shuttle External Tank]], and will use six [[RS-68|RS-68B]] liquid-fueled engines<ref name="Study"/> attached to the bottom.<ref name="AresV_overview"/> Its fuels will be liquid oxygen ([[LOX]]) and liquid hydrogen ([[LH2]]). Originally, NASA intended to use five [[Space Shuttle Main Engines]] instead of the RS-68s, but switched to the RS-68s due to the engine's higher thrust, reduced cost, and simpler design. The upper stage, derived from the [[S-IVB]] upper stage used on the [[Saturn IB]] and [[Saturn V]] rockets, is known as the [[Earth Departure Stage]] (EDS). Powered by the Apollo-derived [[J-2 (rocket engine)|J-2X]] rocket engine, which will also be used on the liquid-fueled upper stage of the Ares I booster, the EDS will be used to steer the Altair lunar lander into its initial low-Earth "parking" orbit for later retrieval by the Orion spacecraft, and then will propel both the Altair and Orion to the Moon.<ref name="AresV_overview"/> The EDS can also be used to haul large payloads into low-Earth orbit, along with placing large unmanned spacecraft onto trajectories beyond the [[Earth]]-[[Moon]] system. The payload capacity of the Ares V system, approximately 188 tonnes, is more than 6 times larger than that of other [[Comparison of heavy lift launch systems|heavy-lift launch vehicles]] in use or under development worldwide, and is substantially larger than the retired American Saturn V, Soviet [[N1 (rocket)|N-1]], and Soviet/Russian [[Energia]] rockets. Besides its lunar role,<ref name="AresV_overview"/> it can also support a manned Orion expedition to a [[Orion Asteroid Mission|Near-Earth asteroid]], and could boost an 8 to 16-meter successor of the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] to the [[Sun]]-Earth {{L2}} point. == Ares V's role in Constellation == Ares V will be the cargo launch component of the [[Constellation program]]. Unlike the [[Saturn V]] and [[Space Shuttle]], where the crew and cargo were launched together on the same rocket, Project Constellation is planned to use two separate launch vehicles, the Ares I and the Ares V, for crew and cargo respectively. This allows the two launch vehicles to be optimized for their respective missions. Constellation therefore combines the [[Lunar Orbit Rendezvous]] used by Apollo with the [[Earth Orbit Rendezvous]] mode proposed by Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]] during the early years (along with the "Direct Ascent" proposal) during the early planning stage of Apollo. Development of the rocket and its Earth departure stage will be led by the [[Marshall Space Flight Center]]. The [[Ames Research Center]] is responsible for the Ares V integrated health management system supports in developing its payload shroud. [[Glenn Research Center]] leads the development of the lunar lander ascent stage as well as Ares V power system, thrust vector control system and payload shroud. [[Langley Research Center]] has a lead role on Ares V aerodynamics.<ref>[http://www.space.com/news/071030-sn-ares-fieldassign.html NASA Assigns Field Center Roles for Ares 5, Lunar Lander], SPACE.com</ref> == Further roles == [[Image:Aiaa1.jpg|thumb|right|Artist's impression of the Ares V at liftoff]] Although the Ares V is a medium to long term project, [[NASA]] is planning to deploy its lift capability in a range of projects,<ref name="Telescopes">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/space_telescopes.html |title=Thinking Big About Space Telescopes |publisher=NASA}}</ref> along the lines of the now defunct [[Apollo Applications Program]]. One proposal is to build an 8 to 16-meter [[Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope]]<ref>"Where Will Astronomy Be In 35 Years?". Astronomy Magazine, August 2008</ref> to be placed in the Sun/Earth [[Lagrangian point|L2 point]]. It would be a significant increase in dimension and performance over the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and the Ares V vehicle will be able to carry this to its destination in a single shot. Future Ares V missions could also serve as a cost-effective, mass transport of construction materials for future [[spacecraft]] and [[space exploration|missions]],<ref>Please refer to [[Vision for Space Exploration#Outline]].</ref> delivering [[raw material]]s for example to a [[Moon]] [[Space dock|dock]] positioned as a [[counterweight]]<ref>Please refer to [[Space elevator#Counterweight]].</ref> to a Moon [[Space elevator|elevator]].<ref>Please refer to [[Space elevator#Extraterrestrial elevators]].</ref> == Early concepts == <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:zubrinares.jpg|thumb|Image of Robert Zubrin's concept 'Ares' booster|right]] --> In the 1997 book ''[[The Case for Mars]]'', Robert Zubrin discussed a possible future heavy launch vehicle named ''Ares''.<ref>Zubrin, Robert & Wagner, Richard. 1997. ''The Case for Mars''. Page 61ss</ref> In the book the rocket would have consisted of the [[Space Shuttle]]'s [[External Tank]] powered by four [[SSME]] and a second stage powered by an [[RL-10]] engine. One notable difference in the Zubrin ''et al.'' design is the mounting location of the [[SSME]]s, which were side-mounted on a small flyback craft. This design was meant to allow the Ares to fly using existing [[Space Shuttle]] infrastructure. == See also == * [[Ares I]] * [[Ares IV]] * [[Comparison of heavy lift launch systems]] * [[Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle]] * [[Direct Launch Vehicle]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresV.html NASA Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle page] * [http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/bitstream/2014/40251/1/06-2976.pdf Can we power future Mars missions?] *[http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/space/ares/ Inside the Ares Projects] Watch a six-part online video series about the Ares Projects produced by The Futures Channel *[Ares V (video) being rolled into position for first test launch,10/27/09] (http://www.babelation.com/?q=node/2122#at) {{Project Constellation}} {{US launch systems}} {{NASA navbox}} {{Reusable launch systems}} [[Category:Partially reusable launch vehicles]] [[Category:Space launch vehicles]] [[Category:Unmanned spacecraft]] [[Category:Project Constellation]] [[Category:Shuttle-derived launch vehicles]] [[ca:Ares V]] [[cs:Ares V (raketa)]] [[da:Ares V]] [[de:Ares V]] [[es:Ares V]] [[fr:Ares V]] [[it:Ares V]] [[he:ארס 5]] [[hu:Ares V]] [[nl:Ares V]] [[ja:アレスV]] [[no:Ares V]] [[pl:Ares V]] [[pt:Ares V]] [[ro:Ares V]] [[ru:Арес-5]] [[simple:Ares V]] [[fi:Ares V]] [[sv:Ares V]] [[zh:戰神五號運載火箭]]'