Ares I | Ares I-X
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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.
Ares I-X
The Ares I-X vehicle used in the test flight was similar in shape, mass, and size to the planned configuration of later Ares I vehicles, but had largely dissimilar internal hardware consisting of only one powered stage. Ares I vehicles were intended to launch Orion crew exploration vehicles. Along with the Ares V launch system and the Altair lunar lander, Ares I and Orion were part of NASA's Constellation Program, which was developing the spacecraft for U.S. human spaceflight after the Space Shuttle fleet was retired.
Ares I-X
Height 99.70 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 12000 kN
Diameter 3.71 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 816 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2009-10-28
Launch Failures 0
