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The name "Ares" refers to the Greek deity Ares, who is identified with the Roman god Mars. [3] Ares I was originally known as the "Crew Launch Vehicle" (CLV). [4] NASA planned to use Ares I to launch Orion, the spacecraft intended for NASA human spaceflight missions after the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.
Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968, and was the second crewed spaceflight mission flown in the United States Apollo space program (the first, Apollo 7, stayed in Earth orbit). Apollo 8 was the third flight and the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket.
Apollo 8 [25] 24 December 1968 First human flight to another celestial body (the Moon) and to enter its gravitational influence. USA (NASA) Apollo 8 [25] January 1969: First docking between two crewed spacecraft in Earth orbit. First crew exchange in space. USSR Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5: January 1969
[2] [3] [4] The ARES team, headed by Dr. Joel S. Levine, [5] sought to be selected and funded as a NASA Mars Scout Mission for a 2011 or 2013 launch window. [6] ARES was chosen as one of four finalists in the program, out of 25 potential programs. [7] However, the Phoenix mission was ultimately chosen instead. [8]
The name "Ares" refers to the Greek deity Ares, who is identified with the Roman god Mars. [18] Ares I was originally known as the "Crew Launch Vehicle" (CLV). [19] NASA planned to use Ares I to launch Orion, the spacecraft intended for NASA human spaceflight missions after the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011.
This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of spacecraft launch. It includes: It includes: All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes .
He did not go into space until Dec. 21, 1968, when Apollo 8 lifted off on the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit and travel 240,000 miles (386,000 km) to the moon.
This is a timeline of astronomy. It covers ancient, medieval, Renaissance-era, and finally modern astronomy. ... NASA's Apollo 8 mission becomes the first human ...