Ares I-X
Ares I
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Ares I-X
Type: Test Flight
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.
Location
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
206 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Rocket
Ares I-X – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Family: Ares
Length: 99.7 m
Diameter: 3.71 m
Launch Mass: 816 T
The Ares I-X was manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the first launch on 2009-10-28. Ares I-X has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. 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.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
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.
