Ares I-X Flight Test--The Future Begins Here

Ares I-X Flight Test--The Future Begins Here

In less than two years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch the Ares I-X mission. This will be the first flight of the Ares I crew launch vehicle, which, together with the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, will eventually send humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. As the...

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Hauptverfasser: Davis, Stephan R., Tuma, Margaret L., Heitzman, Keith
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
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Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
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Zusammenfassung:In less than two years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch the Ares I-X mission. This will be the first flight of the Ares I crew launch vehicle, which, together with the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, will eventually send humans to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. As the countdown to this first Ares mission continues, personnel from across the Ares I-X Mission Management Office (MMO) are finalizing designs and fabricating vehicle hardware for a 2009 launch. This paper will discuss the hardware and programmatic progress of the Ares I-X mission.