Ares I-X

Status

July 30, 2009

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 Ares I-X Flight Test Overview

Ares I-X is a Constellation Program developmental flight test for

the Ares I project
• There are five primary flight test objectives – P1 through P5
• Ares I-X is an un-crewed suborbital test
Vehicle Height: 327 feet
P2) Perform in-flight ~150,000 feet
Weight at Ignition: 1.8 M-lbm
separation/staging Max. Acceleration: 2.5 g
~130,000 feet Max. Speed: Mach 4.8

P4) Demonstrate first

stage entry dynamics and
post staging sequencing
of events (e.g. employ
P5) Characterize integrated
booster tumble motors
vehicle roll torque
and deploy parachutes)

Upper Stage/
P1) Demonstrate controllability Crew Module/
Launch Abort System
Simulator
free fall into ocean
First Stage recovery
Flight Test Profile P3) Demonstrate assembly
and recovery of an Ares I similar first stage
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Launch Abort System (CM/LAS) Simulator

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 Upper Stage Simulator (USS)

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 Roll Control System (RoCS)

4/09

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 First Stage

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 Vehicle Assembly Building
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 Modal Testing

5/09
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