The heavy-lift rocket from the Constellation programme, Ares V was intended as the successor to the space shuttle, and could (in theory) carry more payload to LEO than the Saturn V moon rocket.
Most of the first stage is derived from space shuttle hardware. It features a pair of gigantic 5.5 segment solid rocket boosters, along with 6 RS-25 derived RS-68B rocket engines, burning hydroLOX. The second stage, or Earth Departure Stage, was powered by a single J-2X engine, again burning hydroLOX. These were the successors to the Rocketdyne J-2 engines that took Apollo to the moon.
The Ares V was cancelled along with the rest of the Constellation programme. It had numerous technical issues, mostly relating to the ablative nozzles of the RS-68B rocket engines being poorly suited to being clustered with other engines.
It's no secret that this is my most detailed build to date. Everything's in there, from the EDS reaction control system, to the "loiter skirt" (which holds the solar arrays), to all 3 sets of retrorockets. I'm really pleased with how it turned out!
I'm going to be a little more active on this site now, since I've got a lot of time to kill...
Keep safe everyone, and please, wash your hands...
GENERAL INFO
- Successors 1 craft(s)
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 0.9.205.0
- Price: $114,059k
- Number of Parts: 164
- Dimensions: 116 m x 18 m x 16 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 11.0km/s
- Total Thrust: 38.6MN
- Engines: 17
- Wet Mass: 2.13E+6kg
- Dry Mass: 2.26E+5kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4.5km/s | 33.8MN | 2.6m | 2.13E+6kg |
| 2 | 0 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 1.32E+6kg |
| 3 | 0 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 2.97E+5kg |
| 4 | 0 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 2.84E+5kg |
| 5 | 1 | 6.5km/s | 1.3MN | 11.6m | 2.84E+5kg |
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