A concept image shows the Ares V cargo launch vehicle launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center,Florida. The heavy-lifting Ares V,part of NASA's Constellation program which replaces the Space Shuttle in 2010,is the primary vessel for safe,reliable delivery of large-scale hardware to space. This includes the lunar lander,materials for establishing a permanent moon base,and the vehicles and hardware needed to extend a human presence beyond Earth orbit. Ares V can carry approximately 290,000 pounds to low Earth orbit and 144,000 pounds to lunar orbit | |
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