Ares I-Y

Infobox Space mission
mission_name = Ares I-Y
insignia = Constellation logo white.svg
vehicle = Boilerplate Orion
launch_pad = 39-B
launch = September 2013 | landing = none
duration = 8 minutes
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distance =
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previous = Ares I-X | next = Orion 1 |

Ares I-Y will be a structural test flight in the Ares I spacecraft development program. The test flight vehicle will be similar to the planned Ares I. The flight is scheduled for September 2013. [ cite web | url = http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5335 | title = $700m gap threatens major delays to Ares test flights/development | publisher = NASAspaceflight.com|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-02-01] [ cite web | url = http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/get-attachment-big.asp?action=view&attachmentid=38704 | title = Manifest Comparison PMR07 vs. PMR08 Guidelines | publisher = NASA|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-02-01]

The test flight will consist of a five-segment booster with real upper stage and a dummy J-2 engine. It will be used to perform a high altitude abort test of the Launch Escape System with a boilerplate Orion capsule.

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ee also

*Project Constellation
*Ares I
*Ares V
*Orion Spacecraft