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Integrated testing approaches for the nasa ares i crew launch vehicle
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tuma, Margaret L. Patterson, Alan F. Taylor, Terry L. Davis, Stephan R. Askins, Bruce R. Bland, Jeff D. Taylor, James L. Robinson, Kimberly L. Cockrell, Charles E. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | The Ares I crew launch vehicle is being developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide crew and cargo access to the International Space Station (ISS) and, together with the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, serves as a critical component of NASA's future human exploration of the Moon. During the preliminary design phase, NASA defined and began implementing plans for integrated ground and flight testing necessary to achieve the first human launch of Ares I. The individual Ares I flight hardware elements - including the first stage five segment booster (FSB), upper stage, and J-2X upper stage engine - will undergo extensive development, qualification, and certification testing prior to flight. Key integrated system tests include the upper stage Main Propulsion Test Article (MPTA), acceptance tests of the integrated upper stage and upper stage engine assembly, a full-scale integrated vehicle ground vibration test (IVGVT), aerodynamic testing to characterize vehicle performance, and integrated testing of the avionics and software components. The Ares I-X development flight test will provide flight data to validate engineering models for aerodynamic performance, stage separation, structural dynamic performance, and control system functionality. The Ares I-Y flight test will validate ascent performance of the first stage, stage separation functionality, validate the ability of the upper stage to manage cryogenic propellants to achieve upper stage engine start conditions, and a high-altitude demonstration of the launch abort system (LAS) following stage separation. The Orion 1 flight test will be conducted as a full, un-crewed, operational flight test through the entire ascent flight profile prior to the first crewed launch. |
| File Size | 826384 |
| Page Count | 11 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090017704 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7pp42t5b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-09-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations Flight Tests Propulsion System Performance Ares 5 Cargo Launch Vehicle Ares 1 Launch Vehicle Aerodynamics Manned Space Flight Astrionics Aerospace Engineering Stage Separation Ground Tests International Space Station Systems Engineering Upper Stage Rocket Engines Launch Vehicle Configurations Launching Hardware Space Exploration Booster Rocket Engines Vibration Tests Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
