NASA Ares I and V Replicas

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The Space Store now offers a 1:144 scale desktop replica of NASA's Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles, through expert modeler Nick Proach. All designs are based on NASA reference information only.

The set includes both Crew Launch Vehicle & Cargo Launch Vehicle. Superb high-fidelity detail, hand-crafted right here in North America, using continually updated specs as this program is still being planned.

NASA Ares I Rocket will be used primarily to launch the Orion Spacecraft to the International Space Station (after the end of the Space Shuttle flight program in 2010) or to 'park' payloads in Earth orbit for retrieval by other spacecraft bound for the moon or other destinations. The vehicle will also be used to launch the unmanned cargo supply version of the Orion, as well as unmanned satellites weighing at or less than 25 metric tons.

The Rocket

Ares I is an in-line, two-stage rocket configuration topped by the Orion crew vehicle and its launch abort system. Ares 1 will use a 5-segment Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) for its first stage, with a liquid-fuelled second stage powered by a single J2X rocket engine derived from the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets.

During the first two-and-a-half minutes of flight, the first stage booster powers the vehicle to an altitude of about 200,000 feet and a speed of Mach 6.1. After its propellant is spent, the reusable booster separates and the upper stage’s J-2X engine ignites and powers the crew vehicle to an altitude of about 63 miles. Then, the upper stage separates and Orion’s service module propulsion system completes the trip to a circular orbit 185 miles above Earth.

Once in orbit, the crew vehicle and its service module will rendezvous and dock either with the space station or with a lunar lander and Earth Departure Stage that will send the astronauts on their way to the moon.

The first launch of Ares I is foreseen for 2012. It will be followed by two unmanned flights of the Orion Spacecraft. The first manned flight to the International Space Station is foreseen no later than 2014. The first lunar excursion is scheduled for the 2020 timeframe.

Ares Replica Specs

1/144 Launch Vehicle Set

Crew LV 24" tall

Cargo LV 30" tall

Please allow 8-10 weeks from the time of order to delivery, as these models are custom made upon ordering. An additional shipping charge of actual shipping cost to your delivery location will apply on this item. Please contact us for actual shipping cost. No discounts will apply to this model and all sales are final.