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The Vision For Space Exploration : TECHNOLOGY Imagery
This artist's rendering represents a concept of a crew launch vehicle liftoff
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JSC2006-E-21453 (June 2006) --- NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond. This artist's rendering represents a concept of a crew launch vehicle liftoff. The launch system that will take the crew to space builds on powerful, reliable shuttle and Apollo-era propulsion elements. Astronauts will launch on a rocket made up of a shuttle-derived solid rocket booster, with a second stage powered by a J2X engine.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 09/26/2006
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