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By clicking on the banners below, you will enter a specialized online department for each cathegory. There you can learn more about or order each product exhibited on this page, and many other products of the same cathegory.

Further down on this page there is also some information about the Nasa Constellation programs and included astronautical vehicles like the rocket Ares i and the Orion spaceship.

 

GOOD ONLINE STORES OF REMOTE CONTROL AIRCRAFTS

Special collection of nitro driven aircraft models - This is a very great collection of nitro diven arplane models with various motor technologies.

 

The greatest shop of helicopter models - This is perhaps Internet's greatest and most comprehensive shop of helicopter models and equipment for helicopter models.

RC Helicopter Super Store! Lowest Price Online

 

Large stores of remote controle models - In these comprehensive stores you can find remote controle models of all types: Aircrafts, helicopters, cars, buggies, trucks, boats, tanks. Most categories have models driven by electricity or by nitromethane combustion engine.

XenonProject.com - Your Source for RC Toys

 

 

Raidentech - RC models, RC airsoft tanks, electronic devices, - This store specializes in advanced hobby products. It has all kind of hobby items, but it is especially strong in electronics an RC models.Through this link you will first see one of the products and from there you can browse for all other products in the shop.

Please click here - 2.4GHz Esky Big Outdoor Lama Co-Axial Radio Remote Control Electric RC Helicopter RTF w/ Flight Simulator Kit

 

HobbyTron - A comprehensive store of all kind of hobby items -  This is a big online shop where you can find all kind of hobby items, among others electric and nitro RC airplanes. It is stringest, however in its collectio of airsoft guns and electronic kits and components. Please click at this product link to read more about this model and to eccess the whole store.

RC B-4 Bomber Electric Airplane

RC B-4 Bomber Electric Airplane

The RC B-4 Bomber Electric Airplane is a twin motor push glider. The RC B-4 Bomber Electric Airplane comes 99% pre-assembled and has a flying speed of about 15m/hour. Everything is included except 8 AA batteries for the transmitter. The Bomber is Ultra-light, with a total weight under half a pound it cuts right thru the wind. Tough material structure provides security against breaking. You really need to see this plane now.


 

REMOTE CONTROL AIRCRAFT EXAMPLES

You see here some examples of models available fetched from te above stores. By clicking at the buy-buttons, you will also find links to a lot of other models and other hobby items.

Remote control electric aircraft

Super Sonic RC Electric AirPlane RTF

Super Sonic RC Electric AirPlane RTF

This mini electric plane comes Ready to Fly right out of the box. This airplane comes with a special rechargeable battery that is charged directly from the remote. Constructed with a super lightweight airframe this plane is super tuff and very easy to fly. This plane comes with all the required accessories to get you going. This electric plane flies over 20m high, has two speed selectable control, has altitude and rotor speed control, flight stabilizing system, brake for easy landing, charges in just minutes and is completely ready-to-fly.




Ducted turbo fan jet fighter models

4-Channel F15E RC 64mm EDF Foam Jet  RTF Version With Radio (Gray) ( Includes Electric Brushless Ducted Turbo Fan + 25A ESC + LiPo Battery 100% Ready-to-Fly )

4-Channel F15E RC 64mm EDF Foam Jet RTF Version With Radio (Gray) ( Includes Electric Brushless Ducted Turbo Fan + 25A ESC + LiPo Battery 100% Ready-to-Fly )

The F15 Eagle program developed the current generation air superiority fighter for the United States Air Force to counter emerging worldwide threats. It is designed to penetrate enemy airspace and achieve a first-look, first-kill capability against multiple targets. The F15 Eagle is characterized by a low-observable, highly maneuverable airframe; advanced integrated avionics; and aerodynamic performance allowing supersonic cruise without afterburner. This F15 Eagle holds the same beautiful lines as the original fighter jet. The wing and body used in this jet are specially designed to allow high G maneuvers, yet the wing loading is still very low. It becomes a stable aircraft with excellent performance. RTF (100% Ready To Fly) Version with transmitter and receiver Click Here to Buy the ARF-Version (w/out Transmitter +RX) What the Pro says! This F15 plane is absolutely outstanding, particularly on two fronts...fly ability and scale appearance.




Russian Su-47 Jet Brushless Motor 4CH RTF RC Electric Airplane

Russian Su-47 Jet Brushless Motor 4CH RTF RC Electric Airplane

This is the new Russian SU-47 Jet Brushless Motor 4CH RTF RC Electric Airplane. The SU-47 program is developing the next-generation air superiority fighter for the Russian Air Force to counter emerging worldwide threats. It is designed to penetrate enemy airspace and achieve a first-look, first-kill capability against multiple targets. The Su-47 is characterized by a low-observable, highly maneuverable airframe; advanced integrated avionics; and aerodynamic performance allowing supersonic cruise without afterburner. This SU-47 holds the same beautiful lines as the original fighter jet. The wing and body used in this jet are specially designed to allow high G maneuvers, yet the wing loading is still very low. It becomes a stable aircraft with excellent performance. This is the RTF (Ready To Fly) version with transmitter and receiver.




Electric airliner model

RC Twin Engine Airliner Electric Airplane

RC Twin Engine Airliner Electric Airplane

The RC Twin Engine Airliner Electric Airplane.Spread your wings, wind up your engines and its time to soar through the skies. You don t need a crash course in flying nor a license to fly. Explore the limitless airspace with the RC Twin Engine Airliner Electric Airplane. Very easy to use and lots of fun.




Ducted fan electric jet airliner model

Silverlit Boeing 737 Ducted Fan Jet Airliner RC Airplane

Silverlit Boeing 737 Ducted Fan Jet Airliner RC Airplane

The impressive Licensed Boeing 737 Airliner is supplied almost ready-to-fly and made of tough expanded Polypropylene foam. This innovative RC Airplane incorporates two powerful wing mounted electric ducted fan jet motors, is inherently stable and easy to fly, and capable of fantastic flights of fifteen minutes or more outdoors in calm conditions. Featuring two channel digital proportional radio control, operating on 27 MHz bands A, B and C, the Boeing 737 may be turned to the left or right using differential thrust, whilst conventional throttle control enables climb or descent.


Remote control fighter model

F-16 Fighting Falcon Ducted Fan RC Jet Airplane (3ch)

F-16 Fighting Falcon Ducted Fan RC Jet Airplane (3ch)

22.5" wingspan, 29" long, 138sq.in. wing area, 13.5oz. flying weight. Pre-painted hollow molded foam fuselage and wings with extreme details molded in. This is for the experienced modeler because the kit was designed as a freeflight kit. This jet uses the efficient Vasa 55 carbon fiber fan unit. Our model flies very well with the recommended parts. The jet is easily hand launched, flies like a parkflyer and lands slowly. Controls are aileron, elevator, and motor control.


Advance sports Plane  ready to be fit with a nitro motor of own choise

CMP Extra 300s 90 - 65" Acrobatic Radio Remote Controlled Nitro Gas RC Sports Plane ARF

CMP Extra 300s 90 - 65" Acrobatic Radio Remote Controlled Nitro Gas RC Sports Plane ARF

The fabulous Extra-330s 90 ARF is pre decorated with an eye catching color scheme. All built-up construction with quality balsa wood which results in a light but strong model. Nicely painted fiberglass cowl and spats. Including with the kit, there are a complete hardware pack and full color decals. You will enjoy flying this model with great delights. Wingspan 65 inch Length 56 inch Weight 3.8~3.9 kg Wing Loading 76~78 dm/2 Airfoil Naca 0014 Wing Area 50 dm/2 Radio Control 4 Ch 5 Servos purchase separately 2 Strok Engine 90 purchase separately 4 Strok Engine 91~120 purchase separately


Sky Soldier RC electric airplane. - The model is constructed to be especially resistant against crash injuries. Therefore it is suited for young or unexperienced action oriented hobby pilots.

RC Sky Soldier RTF Electric Airplane

RC Sky Soldier RTF Electric Airplane

Sky Soldier is a ready-to-fly plane out of the box; it is the perfect choice for beginners and intermediate hobbyist. This plane was constructed with durable materials to withstand more impact than any other electric flight plane in the industry. All of which was accomplished without sacrificing the performance of the plane. The remote control included with this plane is capable of charging the planes batteries - this feature also allows charging of an extra battery during flight.



Classic battery driven RC helicopter model

RC Scope Tech Type X 4 Channel RTF Electric Helicopter

RC Scope Tech Type X 4 Channel RTF Electric Helicopter

The Scope Tech Type X Helicopter is a powerful 4 channel electric helicopter that performs and flies just like a larger helicopter. This helicopter is a Ready-to-Fly (RTF) helicopter with the most realistic hovering capabilities using "HVG" Technology. "Hover Vortex Gyro" (HVG) Technology creates the most stable hovering capabilities of any 4 channel radio controlled helicopter. It works by using the earth's gravitational pull to continually adjust the fixed pitch blades to achieve the most level, stable helicopter flights possible, while still allowing it to perform radical maneuvers. The Type X helicopter is easy to assemble and is ready for flight in minutes! The lightweight, damage resistant construction and unique real-life design will give the real feel of flying. The clean, quiet electric power and the ability to control rudder, elevation and to vary the speed will make flying easy!





Advanced electric helicopter with double contrarotating rotor

4 CH Eagle Eye X-Rotor CoAxial Radio Remote Control Electric RC Helicopter RTF w/ Flight Simulator Kit

4 CH Eagle Eye X-Rotor CoAxial Radio Remote Control Electric RC Helicopter RTF w/ Flight Simulator Kit

This is the brand new 4 CH Eagle Eye Twin-Rotor-Coaxial helicopter. This helicopter is one of the largest dual-rotor in the market. This helicopter also has an option to install a wireless camera (not included) for live viewing on your PC monitor or TV!!! Furthermore, because of the Twin-Rotor-Coaxial-Twin-Rotor design, the helicopter has extreme stability in taking steady videos & pictures. The 4 CH Eagle Eye is a beginner-friendly rc helicopter enjoyed by inexperienced/experienced flyers. Its unique design makes it easy to configure, control, and more fun to fly. It is designed to train pilots and entertain them by delivering a stable flying platform capable of controlled indoor and outdoor flight course .




Fantacy helicopter with double co-axial rotor

PACKAGE 3 Ed Hardy Special Edition UFO RTF Electric Mini RC Helicopter (Buy 2 Get 1 FREE!)

PACKAGE 3 Ed Hardy Special Edition UFO RTF Electric Mini RC Helicopter (Buy 2 Get 1 FREE!)

Smaller than your hand and weighing in at less than 8g, the Ed Hardy Special Edition UFO RTF Electric Mini RC Helicopter by Christian Audigier is the hottest flying RC toy of the year! This state-of-the-art mini RC helicopter has dual counter-rotating blades which provide you extra stability and lift. It also lights up the room in three exciting colors. This is especially effective in a dark room or at night. With three different frequencies, you can fly three of these at one time! The Intelli UFO also comes with an integrated high-capacity Li-Poly battery which allows for flight times of 10-15 minutes on just a 20 minute charge. Impress and entertain your friends at parties with this fun RC toy that anyone can fly!


Helicopter model with blades rotating in opposite direction as a stabilizing functionl

Winner Full Function Electric RC Helicopter 3 CH With Double Blades (Free Shipping)

Winner Full Function Electric RC Helicopter 3 CH With Double Blades (Free Shipping)

The New HK Winner Full Function 3 Channel Indoor RC Helicopter is a full 3-D flight Helicopter. This ready to fly helicopter has full function with omni-directional flight. Comes with battery, charger and transmitter. The Winner Helicopter can go forward, backward, left or right with precision control. The unique co-axial rotors counter-rotate for unprecedented stability. Light and safe, this heli will transform any indoor environment into a cool chopper fly zone. The Winner Helicopter is a full function Helicopter with omni-directional flight meaning that the Winner is easy for anyone to fly but also takes practice to master the art of flying. Here at Hobbytron.com we guarantee the quality of the Winner Full Function Helicopter and we back it up with a full 30 day warranty. Learning to fly a Helicopter is one of the most enjoyable hobbies out there but at the same time they are one of the most difficult to learn. The Winner Helicopter is one of the easiest to fly but takes patience and practice to master it.


 

REMOTE CONTROLE NITRO AND ELECTRIC RACING CARS

NitroRC.com - great collections of racing car models: Scale models and fantacy models driven by nitro or by electricity.

Hobbytron - This is a big hobby shop with a large stock of car models. By clicking at this product link you can read more about this model, but also browse through the whole product stock of Hobbytron.

RC Electric Car Direct Hit 1:12 Race Car

RC Electric Car Direct Hit 1:12 Race Car

This high speed 1:12 scale RC Electric Race Car comes with a 7.2V rechargeable battery and charger. This RC Electric Race Car comes ready to race right out of the box! This baby is sweet and super fast, and can reach very high speeds. You also get a uniquely designed Pistol Grip transmitter.


Nitro and electric driven redcats: Examples: Hurricane XP PRO, Monsoon XP, Avalamche XP, Tornado BP, Tsunami, Tsunami ultrawide, Volcano SV SV Pro, Tremor ATV XTB XtG XTK XTR. Electric redcats: Lightning XTK, Tornado EPX, Tsunami EPX, Volcano EPXr.

 

 

HOBBY ELECTRONICS

Here is an example of the many electronic construction kits and other basic and advanced electronic items you can find.

75-in-1 Electronics Project Lab Kit

75-in-1 Electronics Project Lab Kit

Learn the basic principles of electricity/electronics, physics and magnetism. 75 different experiments you can build. Projects include burglar alarm, light dimmer, touch switch and much more. Build an electronic project, identify electronic parts, read schematic diagrams, learn how the electronic project operates. Some of the projects that you can build are resistors in series and parallel, switching circuit, comparator, window comparator, winking LED's strobe light, electronic siren, electronic cat, the chirping bird, machine gun pulse oscillator, soundlight,rain drop, photo variable oscillator, transistor AND Gate Circuit, timer LED, burglar alarm, motion detector, electronic coin toss, water level alarm, photo alarm, electronic organ, first aid siren and many more. This does not require any TOOLS or SOLDERING. These "Electronic Science Labs" will teach you about electronics from A-Z. With these all-in-one labs, you'll learn about electronic parts, how to read schematics, and wiring diagrams. These kits use Spring Method: simply slip pre-cut wires and components into special springs for a safe, secure connection.


 

ROBOTS AND ROBOT KITS

 - An example of the many hobby robots you kan find by clicking at the link, both simple robotic toys and advanced programable robot kits.


Owi Soccer Jr. Robot Kit

Owi Soccer Jr. Robot Kit

The highly-acclaimed, award-winning Soccer Robot by OWI has been totally redesigned to create even more excitement and good old human-robot interaction. A THIRD motor has been added to this (already) awesome robot, which is used to catch and shoot an included ball. Score goal after goal after beautiful goal, right in the comfort of your own living room. The easy-to-follow, step-by-patient-step instructions will help you build it from the ground up, will allow you to get an intricate look at its six operational legs, its retrieving and kicking mechanism, and its wired controller, which activates movement and ball control.

You'll love to watch the Soccer Robot run forward, backward, and side to side - it even executes picture-perfect 360-degree turns! Play games and tournaments with your friends, and develop great hand-eye coordination at the same time. And if you just want to learn more about robots, OWI's praised and respected set of instructions will allow you to explore the history of robots, the mechanism of three motor drive systems, the mechanism of the legged drive system, and the wired remote control systems. You can't go wrong with the Soccer Robot; there is truly something for everyone.


 

PARTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR CAR HOBBY

Here are tree online shops with affordable parts and equipment for your car. All shops have much of the same equipment, but the titles over the banner, indicates what area each shop is best at.

Technical parts for repair and performance

APW: Discount Auto Parts + FREE Shipping

 

Internal and external equipment and comodities, car electronics and GPS navigation

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Comodities to take with you on your journey, car electronics, workshop tools.

Auto Barn - Shop on-line at our 5-Star Rated Site

 

Books reading materials and elecronic media about cars and other motor vehicles

By clicking at this banner you will find a grat range of  books, calendars, manuals, videos and collectibles about:  Modern and classic cars, auto racing, motorcycles, trucks, tractors, trains, boats, aviation, military history, bicycles, americana, and collectibles.

Best Selection of Enthusiast Books

 

 

 

HAVE FUN DESIGNING YOUR OWN CLOTHES - and get them sent to you as you have designed them

Create your T-shirts, underwear, sportswear and other clothes as you want them yourself with SpreadShirt designer - By clicking at the banners here, you will find a flash-based tool that you can use to design your own clothes. You can give them the background colors and patterns you want, choose drawings and place them where you want on the clothes, and create texts to place on strategic sites on the clothes. You can then purchase the clothes of your own design and get them sent to you within 48 hours.

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Spreadshirt Designer

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Spreadshirt Designer

 

 

CAMERAS, TELESCOPES, OPTICS

Here is an example of the many telescopes available. By clicking at the link you can find the presented telescope and a lot of other astronomy telescopes, landscape telescopes and nautical telescopes.

Sky<tt><supTM</tt></sup> 80 mm Short Tube  Wide Angle Refractor Telescope

Sky 80 mm Short Tube Wide Angle Refractor Telescope

Sky Short-Tube Wide-Angle Telescope is a lightweight, refractor type telescope that is rugged, compact, and easy to use. It has an 80mm objective lens with a 350mm focal length, and is equipped with two removeable Kellner Eyepieces (6mm/25mm). The finder scope is 8x21mm, and a folding table-top tripod is supplied. Focal Length: 350mm Objective Lens Diameter: 80 mm Accessories: Case, Lens Caps, and Table-TopTripod Weighs 6.8 lbs.


Quality digital cameras and equipment for good prizes:  From Digital Concepts, Hewlett-Packard, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung, Sony, Casio, Digital Blue, Disney, FujiFilm, Girl Gear, Hallo Kitty, Rollei, Sakar, Sealife, Sigma, Spy Chix, VuPoints

All types of camera accessories: Digital SLR, Compact Cameras, Digital Picture Frames, Camera & Printer Kits, Lenses, Memory, Batteries, Bags & Cases, Filters, Tripods, Flashes, Tutorials, Studio Lighting, Docking Stations, Software. Free shipping and no sales tax. Please click at this banner to exactly the camera or equipment you want.
 

Digital Cameras

 

 

ALL KINDS OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Hobby electronics: Through this banner you get into a huge stock of hobby electronic products. You can find general electronic sets, building sets for special electronic units and components of every type. The component stock is extremely huge and also proffessional laboratories can find most things they need here.

Get Hobby Electronics Kits here

 

Consumer electronics: Computers, Televisions, DVD Players / Recorders, Home Audio / Video, MP3 Players / iPod Accessories, Satellite Radio, Headphones, Mobile Audio / Video, GPS / Navigation, Home Electronics, Telephones & Fax, Personal Electronics, Electronic Accessories

 

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS

Good collections of quality music gear - By clicking at the banners below you will find two collections of quality music instrumentsand music accessories for good prizes. The two collections have products of partly different brands, but you will find most famous or high quality instruments and sound equipment in one or the other collection. The stocks of guitars are especially big, but you will also find many drum sets, keyboards, brass instruments, syntisizers and more. And there are all types of amplifiers and sound equipment to be used together with the instruments.

Shop InstrumentPro for Musical Instruments

Woodwind and Brasswind - This stor specializes in blow instruments and equipment for those, but has also all other types of music equipment.

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A product example

Ibanez RG350EX

Ibanez RG350EX

Ibanez RG350EX Ibanez RG350EX Description: The Ibanez RG350EX is a maxxed out guitar that's built for raw power. Its triple pickup design with 2 IBZ Infinity humbuckers and an IBZ Infinity single coil, basswood body, Wizard II neck and 24 jumbo frets make it one formidable addition to your arsenal. Other features include an Edge III tremolo bridge, sharktooth inlays, cosmo black hardware and a 3-piece maple neck. Ibanez RG350EX Features: Wizard II Neck: 25.5 scale neck is 2mm thicker than the super-thin, super-flat Ibanez Wizard.




Jay Turser JT-SHARK

Jay Turser JT-SHARK

Jay Turser JT-SHARK Jay Turser JT-SHARK Features: Full size guitar Sculptured body Scalloped fingerboard inlays 2 precision single-coil pickups 1 humbucking pickups Precision vibrato 1 volume and 1 tone controls 5 position pickup selector Die-cast machines Individually hand painted Mako Shark Color Get Your Jay Turser JT-SHARK Today!


 

SOME OTHER ITEMS

Solar power panels and wind turbines for power supply i homes, cottages, farms  and camp areas: Solutions for all power needs using free and non-pollutant energy sources found in nature.

 

 

SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION

About NASA's Constellation Program

Constellation Program is a program developed by NASA for new misions around the Earth and missions to the Moon and for developing astronautical vehicles for these missions. The vehicles are also planned to be used for launching modules up in space and to the Moon that then shall be composed together to greater vehicles for manned missions to Mars and other far objects.

The vehicles developed and under developing are planned to replace the space shuttles when these are taken out of service. In some respects, the constellation program goes back to a simpler and more small-scale design of the type that was used in the Apollo program.

The space vehicle battery developed or under developing consists of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, Orion (also known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle), Earth Departure Stage and Lunar Surface Access Module (Altair) . These craft will be able to conduct a series of missions and assignments in orbit around the earth and missions to the moon.

Most of the Constellation program's hardware is based on systems originally developed for the space shuttle, but Orion's two-part crew and service module system is heavily inspired by the former Apollo program. Future missions in the Constellation program will therefore make use of techniques to dock spacecraft in Earth orbit and lunar orbit, developed and used in the 1960s.

Space missions in the Constellation Program
Constellation program will include both unmanned and manned missions. It is currently planned 18 missions in the program, including some to the International Space Station, and a minimum of two lunar landings, the two first since the Apollo program ended.

 

The Ares I rocket

Ares I is a rocket to  launch smaller payloads, and to lift the manned module Orion . It is part of the Constellation program.

Ares I will with high probability to be the rocket that will be used to launch the replacement for the Space Shuttle, the Orion spaceship.

Ares I is constructed as a two-stage rocket powered by rocket-engine J-2X.

The capsule-formed space-ship, Orion, for the person transports will be mounted in the top. Orion is scheduled to lift up to six people in orbit around the Earth. Ares I is also planned to act as a pack mule to deliver resources and supplies to the International Space Station.

At the top of the rocket right under the payload there is a rescue rocket unit that will be engaged if something goes wrong with the launch. It has four nozzles that are directed obliquely downwards. This is to guard against accidents of the kind that happened with the space shuttle Challenger.

Ares I is manufactured by Rocketdyne in the U.S., has a height of 94.2 meters, a diameter of 5.5 meters, a mass of 900 and 000 kilogram two-step process. It has a payload capacity of Low Earth orbit at 25 000 kilogram

 

The Ares V rocket

Ares V is the NASA's new heavy transport rocket developed through the Constellation program. Ares V will lift heavy items to the ISS and any modules for a lunar base. To the manned lunar program Ares V will lift the Manned Lunar lander before it is coppled to the Orion spaceship in orbit around Earth before strating the journey towards the Moon.

The rocket will consist of two separate steps. After separation from the first step will the upper stage take over and lift the craft to orbit around the Earth. The second and final step is called the Earth Department Stage in English. This step can lift up to 130 tons.

Ares V is included also in the planning of manned space flight to Mars and planets beyond it.

Ares is manufactured by Rocketdyne in the U.S., has an altitude of 107 meters, a diameter of 8.4 meters, a mass of 3 350 000 kilogram and two step. It has a payload capacity of Low Earth orbit of 130 and a 000 kilogram capacity payload to the moon on 65 000 kilograms.

The Ares V rocket (A free picture from wikipedia.org)

 

The Orion Spaceship

Orion, formerly known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), is an American spacecraft planned by NASA for use in the Constellation program. Each Orion spacecraft will have a crew from 4 to 6 astronauts, and will be launched by the new Ares I rockets. Both Orion and Ares I are elements of the Constellation program, which plans to send humans back to the moon by 2020 and then on to Mars and other destinations in the Solar System .

31. August 2006 NASA awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to design, develop and build Orion .

Orion will be launched from the same ramps at Kennedy Space Center, which now launches the Space Shuttle. NASA will use the spacecraft to space flights after the Space Shuttle retirement in 2010. Orion will initially fly trips to the ISS from 2014 through 2015, but will be a key component of missions to the Moon and Mars.

Orion capsule is manned. It looks like the Apollo capsules, but have greater volume and room for four astronauts on a Lunar mission and six on a trip to the ISS.

Orion and the moon landing shoulder will be connected together in Earth orbit before an additional rocket stage  bring them up in a speed that makes it possible to break out of Earth's orbit .

The Orinon spaceship connected to a Space departure stage and a moon expedition crew lander (A free picture from wikipedia.org)
 

 

 

The Earth Departer Stage

This is a rocket stage being developped under the constallation program that will be used to depart astronautical vehicles from earth orbits.

It will be launched with the Ares V rocket together with other payload at the top. This other payload can for example be the Lunar Landing module.

Before comming to the final earth orbit it will be seoarated form the Ares V rocket and it will bring itself up the last distance to the stable orbit. There it will be coupled to further modules, for example the Orion spaceship.

Then it will fire once again and bring itself and the payload, for example the Orion and Lunar lander, out of orbit and towards the destination.

The Earth Departer Stage will be driven by combsution of hydrogen with oxygen.

 

The Lunar Surface Access Module or Altair

This is the planned Moon surface  landing vehicle in the constellation program. It will be launched by the Ares V rocket together with the Earth Departure stage. Then it and the Earth departure stage will be connected to the Orion Spaceship launched beforehand with the Ares I rocket. Then it and the Orion will be propelled towards the moon by the Earth Departure Stage.

 

Planned missions in the constellation programs

1 April 2009 Ares I-X ~ 2 min. 0 39B Test of the first stage of the Ares I rocket with four active SRM segments and an inactive fifth element and the upper step.

2 September 2012 Ares I-Y ~ 8 min. 0 39B first full-scale test of an operational Ares I rocket

March 3 2013 Orion 1 ~ 14d 0 39B First flight of Orion spacecraft.

March 4, 2013 Orion 2 ~ 14d Unknown General Test of the first manned mission, including a demonstration of the meeting and close operations with the ISS.

March 5, 2014 Orion 3 ~ 14d 0 First link to the ISS.

October 6, 2014 Orion 4 ~ 14d 39B ISS mission

March 7 2015 Orion 5 ~ 14d 3 39B First operational process of Orion spacecraft to the ISS, including a crew change.

8 September 2014 Orion 6 ~ 90D 39B ISS mission

March 9, 2016 Orion 7 ~ 180d 39B ISS mission

10 September 2016 Orion 8 ~ 30D 3 39B ISS mission

11 2017 Orion 9 ~ 30D 0 39B Unmanned trip with supplies to the ISS.

12 2017 Orion 10 ~ 180d 3 39B ISS mission

13? 2018? Orion 11 ~ 30D 0 39B Unmanned trip with supplies to the ISS.
June 14, 2018? Ares V-Y 0-39A Virgin trip for Ares V rocket.

15 2018? Orion 12 30D. 4 39B ISS mission

16 2019? LSAM 1 0 39A Virgin-trip for LSAM.

17 2019? Orion 13 21d. 4 39B Link with LSAM 1 The first lunar voyage in the Constellation program. The first spacecraft in lunar orbit since Apollo 17

February 18, 2019? LSAM 2 0 39A LSAM to Orion 15

19 2019? Orion 15 ca 21 d 0 39A Orbital inclination (unmanned): Link with LSAM 2 Seventh landing on the moon. The first moon landing in the Constellation program. The first moon landing since Apollo 17

20 2019? Orion 16 30 d 0 39A ISS mission

June 21, 2020 LSAM 3 0 39A LSAM to Orion 17

22 August 2020 Orion 17 21d. 4 39B Orbital inclination Eighth landing on the moon. Other moon landing in the Constellation Program

23 2020? Orion 18 30 d 0 39A ISS mission

24 2020? LSAM 4 0 39A LSAM to Orion 19

25 2020 Orion 19 21d. 4 39B Orbital inclination Ninth landing on the moon. Third moon landing in the Constellation Program

26 2020? Orion 20 30 d 0 39A ISS mission

 

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