Re: >>> Ares-1 second stage MYSTERY >>>

On 28 Dic, 18:01, "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)"
<mooregr_deletet...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Not last I heard.  Last I heard the Orion SM was also going to be used to
finish getting it into orbit.

no, it's not used to reach the orbit but only to CIRCULARIZE it with a
brief burn

only the Ares-1 second stage (if works...) will be used to insert the
Orion to an elliptical orbit, so, the second stage will burn in the
atmosphere in less than half orbit

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