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Ares I First Stage Motor Unveiled
July 20, 2009 -- The Ares first stage five-segment development motor is 154 feet in length, and generates a maximum of 3.6 million lbs of thrust, 24 percent more power than one twin Shuttle solid rocket booster.
Photo credit: ATK