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Ares V
NASA · stage · USA · Digital Age (2010–present)
The Ares V was the planned cargo launch component of the cancelled NASA Constellation program, which was to have replaced the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2011. Ares V was also intended to carry supplies for a human presence on Mars. Ares V and the smaller Ares I were named after Ares, the Greek god of war.
Specifications
- Category
- Space
- Sub-Category
- Space Vehicle
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Digital Age (2010–present)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- NASA
- Primary Role
- stage
- Status
- Cancelled
- Service Entry
- 2010
- Produced
- 0
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- 1 or 2 × J-2X