Ares Launch Vehicle Flight History by Variant/Year (2009-Present) Page 1 of 1: L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Ares 1X Ares 1 Ares 5 Orbit Grand Totals Totals Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 - - - - - - - 2001 - - - - - - - 2002 - - - - - - - 2003 - - - - - - - 2004 - - - - - - - 2005 - - - - - - - 2006 - - - - - - - 2007 - - - - - - - 2008 - - - - - - - 2009 1(0) - - - - - 1(0) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ares 1X Ares 1 Ares 5 Orbit Grand Totals Totals L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suborb 1(0) - - - - 1(0) 1(0) Orbit - - - - - - - Total 1(0) - - - - 1(0) 1(0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnotes: Ares 1-X = Suborbital test vehicle consisting of 4 segment Shuttle SRB with dummy 5th segment, topped by simulated interstage, second stage, and Orion payload. 1st stg separated and recovered via. parachutes. Comprehensive Launch Failure List Date Vehicle ID Site Payload Failure Description Result --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- None --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTO = Failed to Orbit FSO = Failed Suborbital KSC = Kennedy Space Center, Florida References: Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" Last Update 01/09/2010 by Ed Kyle