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Ares 5 and Ares 1 rockets

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-exl01-20020

Date

2006-12-10

Ares I is specifically being designed to launch the Orion Crew Vehicle which is intended as a crew capsule to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon and eventually Mars. The rocket is scheduled to be launched by 2014. Ares V is being designed as a cargo launch capable of sending large-scale hardware and materials to the Moon, and supplying needed staples to sustain a human presence beyond Earth orbit. This rocket is scheduled to be launched by 2020.