[BenLurkin]

"The static test fire of the first stage of an Ares 1 rocket at ATK west of Brigham City went off on time without a hitch on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 9:27 a.m."Al Hartmann | Salt Lake Tribune

[cicero2k]

Is the booster segmented and are there O-rings between them?

[KoRn]

Shouldn’t we be getting away from such rockets, and be developing newer technologies that will get us deeper into space, faster?

[Mariner]

A solic-fuel booster big enough to launch a moon mission is a giant leap forward.

The Minute Man III is probably one of the biggest solid-fuel rockets we have and it lifts only about 2000lbs and is barely orbital.

A moon mission would require at least 20,000lbs.

[SunkenCiv]

info on Ares I:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/aresi.htm

simulated launch:
http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=378

op-ed:
http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn18408-ares-i-is-safest-choice-to-replace-shuttle.html

the current SRB proposed for use as a crew booster:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/srbcev.htm

loads of proposed and actual rockets:
http://www.astronautix.com/fam/orbhicle.htm

[SunkenCiv]

shuttle:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/shuleiss.htm

shuttle-derived vehicles:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/shuttle.htm

shuttle SRB:
http://www.astronautix.com/stages/shulesrb.htm

[SunkenCiv]

Saturn V:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/saturnv.htm

F1 engine:
http://www.astronautix.com/engines/f1.htm

[SunkenCiv]

saved from the now-defunct Beal Aerospace website:

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Status	Name	Nationality	Thrust**	Propellants	Notes
Out-of-production	F-1	USA	1.7 million	Liquid Oxygen - Kerosene	5 used in each Apollo Saturn Stage 1. Flown between 1967 to 1973.
Development stopped	RD-270	USSR	1.5 million	Nitrogen Tetroxide - UDMH	Tested, but never flown. Largest single-chamber engine designed by USSR.
Development stopped	M-1	USA	1.2 million	Liquid Oxygen - Liquid Hydrogen	Designed as replacement for F-1. Program canceled in 1966.
In production	BA-810	USA	810,000	Hydrogen Peroxide - Kerosene	Stage 2 engine of BA-2 launch vehicle. First test 1Q 2000; first flight 2002.
In production	RS-68	USA	745,000	Liquid Oxygen - Liquid Hydrogen	Currently in development and production for use on Delta IV launch vehicle.

[SunkenCiv]

the Ares Mobile Launcher:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2481744/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1663407/posts