NASA's New Spaceships

NASA is planning and designing hardware and propulsion systems for the Ares V cargo launch vehicle -- the "heavy lifter" of America's next-generation space fleet.

During launch, the Ares V first stage and core propulsion stage power it upward toward Earth orbit. After separation from the spent core stage, the upper stage -- also known as the Earth Departure Stage -- takes over, and by a J-2X engine puts the vehicle into a circular orbit.
The cargo vehicle's propulsion system can lift heavy structures and hardware to orbit or fire its engines for trans-lunar injection, a trajectory designed to intersect with the moon. Such lift capabilities will enable NASA to carry a variety of robust science and exploration payloads to space and could possibly take future crews to Mars and beyond.

Read more:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/aresV.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/plasmid

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[ObnoxiousRecuts]

Good old nazi tech

[supertec07]

wow ww2 technology

[MrAndy9572ac]

Look out man in the Moon, NASA's on the way back :D

[MiG2880]

What I don't understand is, the SR-71 Blackbird can fly to the edge of space, right? But apparently it's not equipped to actually leave our atmosphere - mostly due to concerns over pressure, etc.

Why don't they just build another plane, like a modern version of the SR-71 but equipped to leave our atmosphere and travel through space? Surely it'd be simpler than getting to space in an overgrown firework?

Perhaps after the initial R&D it would be cheaper and less wasteful too. Add VTOL and voila.

[Mr40life40]

Very nice example.

[4d616c65737469636b]

saturn 5 on steroids

[lwkmkam]

go



[Lostinpanama]

I GUESS NASA TOOK THE JOHNNY WALKER ADS SERIOUSLY

[juki0h]

@AgrivatedKillah ok, your getting all technical, i can see your one of those assholes who like to put down people because of petty jealousy of not seeing it for yourself

[AgrivatedKillah]

@juki0h Yeah..because you know so much and we don't.

And traveling thousand of miles per hours isn't a big deal... most jets do that daily.

Noiseless as in what? Most transfer of energy is going to make a noise.

Also, explain anti gravity?

How can something be anti gravity when gravity is what shapes planets, and attracts objects together?

Think before you speak.

[juki0h]

@AgrivatedKillah well, that sucks that you havent seen it before, most people havent. only a a few thousand has really seen these crafts. ignorance is bliss, just cause you think its not real doesnt mean it isnt, just like santa claus, hes real