Ares V Expanded
30" x 24" 300 ppi Digital Illustration (2007)
© Northrop Grumman

 

NASA's Ares V Launch Vehicle and Altair Lunar Lander includes two of ATK's 5-segement Reuseable Solid Rocket Motors and five RS-68 engines. The Ares V will be one of NASA's new generation of Launch Vehicles that will take America to the Moon and beyond in the 21st Century.


Artist's Note: The caption reflects the 2007 timeframe. NASA's Constellation program was cancelled by the Obama admistration in October 2010.

2310 x 3300 image

  
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