Ares (space program)

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  • Series of manned Mars missions commanded by the International Space Agency (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • First such missions to Mars
  • Three-man missions (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • One commander
    • Two mission specialists
  • Specifications
    • Two modules
    • Third-generation impulse drive (VOY: "One Small Step")
      • Allowed for travel from Earth to Mars in months rather than years (VOY: "One Small Step")
  • Ares I
    • Mission specialist: Verna Mitrios (TLE Novel: Serpents Among the Ruins)
  • Ares II
  • Ares III
    • Launched: August 2031 (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
    • Commander: Lieutenant John Kelly (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
  • Ares IV
    • Launched: August 2032 (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • Commander: Lieutenant John Kelly (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • Mission specialist: Rose Kumagawa (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • Mission specialist: Andrei Novakovich (VOY: "One Small Step")
    • October 19, 2032: Command module lost in then-unidentified phenomenon (later identified as a graviton ellipse); John Kelly officially declared dead (VOY: "One Small Step")
  • Ares V
    • Launched: Late October 2032
      • Rushed to launch following loss of Ares IV command module, to recover mission specialists (VOY: "One Small Step")