Return to the Moon

NASA's Ares 1 spacecraft is seen launching from Cape Canaveral carrying the Orion spacecraft. The Lunar Access Module (LSAM), launched separately, will join with the Orion Command Module (CM) in order to deliver 4 astronauts to a Low Lunar Orbit (LLO). Once in LLO the CM and LSAM separate and the LSAM lands 4 astronauts on the surface of the moon. After ~1 week, the ascent stage of the LSAM returns the astronauts to the CM in LLO for a return back to Earth. The CM will re-enter like an Apollo or Soyuz capsule with an ablative heat shield.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NASA
• Orion
• cev
• lsam
• lunar
• surface
• access
• module
• ares
• space
• moon
• earth
• orbit
• command
• LEO
• LLO
• apollo
• soyuz
• 40th
• anniversary
• landing
• July
• 20
• 1969

[dcb1138]

At least NASA is keeping the Animation department.

[Zarrov]

@bobafetthotmail do you realize that you speak total nonsense? Recent FED purchase of treasurys costed 600 bilion $. NASA budget is around 18 bilion. Military budget is 700 billion. Health care bill was somethig around that too, and second baillout also. So tell me how everything is gonna collapse becuase you will give 25 billion to NASA instead of 18 and for baillout 693? it still went to hell, but at least you advance technology. And that IS usefull.

[AccessDenied55]

We need to go back before China and Russia gets there....

[Thunderhead472]

We WERE there. And we Will Return.....

[MrJaggys]

"your retarded" strong words from you. Moon landing fake. haha yeah right.

TalaxY84 you dumass.

Apart from that i am looking forward to it, quefreak345, the saturn V was good i agree.

but i think the rocket their deisigning now is going to be safer and cheaper. by upgrading a soild rocket booster / THE BIG FIREWORK

[nazaxprime]

@TonyN737 I only hope my property is legit and surveyed soon... I checked, and my plot should rich in H3.

I'm not looking forward to property taxes though... I bet I'll get robbed in the end, we'll see.

[H4cuda]

@gunfreak345 One with crago, the another with the crew.

[nlosborne]

@TalaxY84 you're retarded... Get a life and stop spreading stupid lies

[TalaxY84]

FIRST TIME USA WILL GO ON MOON! FIRS TIME... LAST TIME IT WAS FAKE.. WE ALL KNOW THAT!

[MyMrbang]

@thechamp858 go not belive everything u hear on myth busters yeah right a feather drops the same speed as a hammer thats just bullshit

[thechamp858]

They proved the moon landing was not a hoax on myth buster.

[FantasticBob7000]

Thanks W Bush, for tasking NASA without giving them the $ to do it.