Orion 5 - Constellation Missions

Constellation Missions

Proposed schedule as of October 2009
Order Date Year Mission Launch Vehicle Duration Crew Size Launch Pad Note
1 October 28 2009 Ares I-X Ares I-X ~2 min. Unmanned 39B Atmospheric test of the first stage of the Ares I-X launcher with four active SRM segments and an inert fifth segment and upper stage.
Planned missions
2 2012 Ares I-X Prime Ares I-X Prime ~8 min. Unmanned 39B Second sub-orbital Ares I-X test flight, comprising of a five segment booster with real upper stage and a dummy J-2 engine. High altitude abort.
3 2014 Orion 1 Ares I Unmanned 39B First flight of the Orion spacecraft, in an unmanned orbital flight with a splashdown off Australia.
4 2015 Orion 2 Ares I 39B First manned Orion test flight. Dress rehearsal for the first manned mission including demonstration of rendezvous and proximity operations with the ISS. First docking with the ISS. Landing at Edwards AFB. Leaves an adapter on the ISS.
5 2015 Orion 3 Ares I 39B Second manned Orion test flight. Leaves a second adapter on the ISS.
6 2015 Orion 4 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight. First operational Orion flight.
7 2016 Orion 5 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
8 2016 Orion 6 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
9 2017 Orion 7 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
10 2017 Orion 8 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
11 2018 Orion 9 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
13 2018 Ares V-Y Ares V-Y 0 39A Maiden flight of Ares V.
14 2018 Orion 10 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
15 2019 Altair 1 Ares V 0 39A Maiden flight of Altair. Altair for Orion 11.
16 2019 Orion 11 Ares I 39B
17 2019 Orion 12 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
18 2019 Altair 2 Ares V 0 39A Altair for Orion 13.
19 2019 Orion 13 Ares I 39B First Orion flight to the Moon.
20 2019 Orion 14 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
21 2020 Altair 3 Ares V 0 39A Altair for Orion 15.
22 2020 Orion 15 Ares I 39B Flight to the Moon.
23 2020 Orion 16 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.
24 2020 Altair 4 Ares V 0 39A Direct lunar flight?
25 2020 Orion 17 Ares I 39B ISS Crew Rotation Flight.

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