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Ares I vs. V

There's a parachute picture (Image 9) that refers to "the Ares 1 cargo launch vehicle" but as far as I know, no such beast exists.

Ares 1 will be the launch vehicle for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV, for the TLA inclined), the crew capsule. It is a liquid-fueled single-rocket second stage on top of an extended version of the space shuttle solid rocket booster (SRB) as the first stage. The Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle (CLV) is a much larger rocket for heavy cargo lifting, but isn't currently planned to be man-rated. It uses a modified shuttle liquid fuel tank (the big orange thing) with five (or likely soon to be six) rocket motors on the bottom, and two extended SRBs on either side.

Can someone clarify which rocket this parachute is for?

Posted by: JJMach   Posted on: 06/18/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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