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Bigger is better in rocketry and astronomy
William Atkins
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 22:26
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The NASA article points out that the Ares V has even larger capabilities.
The segments would be unfolded in space, similarly to the James Webb Space Telescope, only that the total size of the telescope would be three times that of the Webb.
Please read this January 14, 2009 NASA article, which this iTWire article was based on, in more detail. It is found at “Giant Rockets Could Revolutionize Astronomy.”
The 381-foot Ares V will be able to carry 414,000 pounds into low earth orbit (LEO) and 157,000 pounds to the Moon.
Upon completion, the Ares V, which will be 33 feet in diameter, will be the most powerful rocket ever built, surpassing the Saturn V, NASA’s workhorse during its Apollo program of the 1960s and 1970s.
More detailed and interesting information on the NASA Ares V rocket, which is part of NASA’s Project Constellation, please go to “Constellation, NASA’s New Spacecraft: Ares and Orion.”
“A Visual History of NASA's Project Constellation” is found on the TallGeorge.com website
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