Ares V
The Ares V rocket was a part of the NASA Constellation Program, which was the plan for human space exploration in the 21st century. Unlike the Ares 1-X, which is designed to lift heavy loads into Earth orbit, the Ares IV was intended to take loads to the moon or Mars. After almost three years of construction work, the Ares V began being "stacked" in 2009.[1] However, the entire Constellation Program was soon canceled, due to Barack Obama's funding cuts in 2010-2011. Eventually, the Space Launch System was devised, which is intended to replace the Ares V.
The Ares V was designed to by 381 feet tall, with a gross liftoff mass of 8.1 million pounds. The engine core measured 33 feet in diameter, containing six RS-68B motors. This core was then flanked by a pair of solid rocket boosters, each consisting of five-and-a-half segments. It would have been capable of delivering 414,000 pounds of payload into low earth orbit.[2]
