Ares I-X

In-active

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Oct. 28, 2009

Description

Ares I was the crew launch vehicle that was being developed by NASA as part of the Constellation program. Ares I-X was a design concept demonstrator, that had a dummy second stage and a partially functional first stage.

Specifications

Stages
1
Length
99.7 m
Diameter
3.71 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
816.0 T
Thrust
12000.0 kN

Family

Name
Ares I-X
Family
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Variant
I-X
Alias
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Full Name
Ares I-X

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government

Acting Administrator: James Free

NASA 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.