The Constellation Program was killed by Obama in 2010
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[[Image:A_255689main_7142_AresV_Booster_Sep_226x170.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Artist's depiction of the Ares V rocket]]
[[Image:A_255689main_7142_AresV_Booster_Sep_226x170.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Artist's depiction of the Ares V rocket]]
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The '''Ares V''' rocket is part of the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration|NASA]] Constellation Program, which is 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 is designed to take loads to the moon or Mars.
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The '''Ares V''' rocket was a part of the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration|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. The project was canceled due to [[Barack Obama]]'s funding cuts in 2010-2011. Eventually, the [[Space Launch System]] was devised, which is intended to replace the expected role of the Ares V.