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Function | Manned Lunar and Martian heavy lift launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Stages 1 & 3: Boeing Stage 2: Grumman Stages 4 & 5: TBD |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | TBC |
Diameter | ~25 m |
Mass | TBC |
Stages | 5 (excluding Boosters) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Pinta |
Comparable | Atlas V Heavy, Ares V, Saturn V, Energia |
Launch history | |
Status | In development |
Launch sites | LC-19 |
Total launches | 0 |
First flight | ~2031 |
Boosters - Delta IV CBC | |
No. boosters | 8 |
Engines | 1 RS-68 |
Thrust | 663,000 lbf |
Burn time | 4 boosters ignite at liftoff, burn for 75 sec. then jettison, 4 boosters ignite at T+45 sec., burn for 45 sec. then jettison |
Propellant | LH2 / LOX |
First stage | |
Engines | 12 Rocketdyne F-1A |
Thrust | 24,447,761 lbf |
Burn time | 165 sec. |
Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
Second stage | |
Engines | 10 Aerojet LR-87 |
Thrust | 4,300,000 lbf |
Burn time | 475 sec. |
Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
Third stage | |
Engines | 8 Rocketdyne J-2X |
Thrust | 1,992,000 lbf |
Burn time |
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Propellant | LH2 / LOX |
Fourth stage | |
Engines | Hyperdrive |
Thrust | TBC |
Burn time | TBC |
Propellant | TBD |
Fifth stage - RTE (Return to Earth) | |
Engines | Hyperdrive |
Thrust | TBC |
Burn time | TBC |
Propellant | TBD |