Shuttle-derived vehicle
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Shuttle-derived vehicles are space launch vehicles and spacecraft that use components, technology, and infrastructure originally developed for the Space Shuttle program.
Artemis 1 Launch
Comparison of the Ares I, Ares IV, and Ares V rockets.
Artist's concept of the Shuttle-C launch vehicle.
Possible configurations of the Jupiter launch vehicle family.
Ares V
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The Ares V was the planned cargo launch component of the cancelled NASA Constellation program, which was to have replaced the Space Shuttle after its retirement in 2011. Ares V was also intended to ca
Artist's impression of an Ares V during solid rocket booster separation
Artist's impression of the Ares V at liftoff
The smaller and less powerful Space Launch System is chosen to be the main workhorse for the Artemis program.