According to the U.S. Cable News Network October 28 reported that the United States Ares IX rocket at 23:30 GMT at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B launch power.

According to the NASA program, “God of War” will be held in 2015 assumed responsibility for the rocket to the ISS astronauts and supplies. However, the U.S. fleet of space shuttles will be retired in 2010 and thereafter will be Russia’s spacecraft to the International Space Station is responsible for transportation of personnel and supplies. In the “God of War” rocket launchers before the test, an independent member of the United States released a report, asked NASA to side “to abandon the moon program,” to concentrate on the preparatory work to explore Mars.

The report makes clear, the U.S. manned space program due to lack of financial support, has become an “unsustainable program.” According to NASA’s “Project Constellation,” the U.S. will be re-manned lunar landing in 2020, but there are still a huge financial and technical gaps. Even if funds are available, they still need to be at least 15 years to send a manned rocket in space beyond low Earth orbit. Nevertheless, NASA is still on the “God of War” the first successful flight “excited.”

However, in the Obama administration took office, the United States space exploration plans were re-examined at this stage to keep NASA’s budget of three billion U.S. dollars a year are more difficult, so “Orion” and “God of War” in the future of still variable. (High-Yi-jun)

NASA, “Project Constellation” three pillars

WASHINGTON, October 28 (Xinhua Ren Navy) NASA on the 28th for the next generation launch vehicle – “God of War” series rocket for the first test. “God of War” series of rockets, “Orion” manned spacecraft, and “Altair,” the moon landers NASA, “Project Constellation,” the three pillars.

The ancient Greek mythology, the god of war Ares named “God of War” series of rockets were divided into two kinds of models – “God of War I” and “Ares V”. With the space shuttle mission when astronauts and cargo into space with a different, “Project Constellation” to take the separation of people and goods transportation methods, “God of War I” the main transport rocket “Orion” and astronauts, “God of War V “Heavy rocket major transportation facilities and other hardware goods.

“God of War I” The first level is a recyclable five-stage solid-fuel rocket boosters, can make “God of War I” in the first-and second-level flying higher after the separation; its second-tier liquid fuel booster.

Still in the research and development phase of the three-propelled rocket, “Ares V” is a NASA space transportation of large equipment to the main rocket payload of 206 tons can be transported to low-Earth orbit will be 78 tons of payload delivered to orbit the sun.

“Orion” will be retired in the implementation of the U.S. manned space shuttle mission spacecraft into the computer, electronics, life support, propulsion systems and thermal protection systems, many areas of the latest technology. Its shape is cone-shaped, this shape is considered when the spacecraft re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere the most secure and reliable exterior design. NASA said the spacecraft’s design due to more mature, “Orion” 10 times safer than the shuttle.

“Orion” and interior space than the “Apollo” spacecraft, large 2.5-fold for up to six astronauts. “Orion” The earliest possible debut in 2015, when the astronauts will take its flight to the International Space Station. By 2020, “Orion” is expected to fly to the moon for the first time implementation of the task.

“Altair” will be “God of War V” are sent to low-Earth orbit, and in low-Earth orbit and the “Orion” docking. Astronauts will take the “Altair,” the moon, which can provide to meet their week-long exploration of the life support on the table. After the completion of tasks, the astronauts will return to “Orion” and take the “Orion” return to Earth. According to the U.S. Space Agency, “Altair” up to carry four astronauts to the moon, and “Apollo” Lunar Module as “Altair” lunar landers can not be reused.

According to the Bush administration to develop a “new space exploration program,” and the U.S. space agency issued for the completion of this program, “Project Constellation,” the U.S. space shuttle will be available all retired in 2010, “Orion” and “God of War “rocket as early as 2015, a successor to conduct manned space activities. However, after the Obama administration to appoint an independent commission to re-examine the project, “Orion” and “God of War” still variables in the future.

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