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1. Launch Abort System (LAS)
2. Crew Module
3. Service Module

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1. 280klb Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Hydrogen (LOX/LH₂) Stage
2. 5.5m Diameter
3. Aluminium-Lithium (Al-Li) Structures
4. Spacecraft Adapter
5. Interstage and RCS/Roll Control for First Stage Flight
6. Instrument Unit and CLV Avionics System
7. Saturn J-2 Derived Engine (J-2X)

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1. 5-Segment Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Booster
2. Frustum
3. Forward Skirt Extension and Aeroshell
4. Forward Skirt

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Ares I Configuration

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Ares I Configuration Details
Parameter	Description
1st Stage	5-segment SRB derived from Shuttle
2nd Stage	J-2X engine derived from Saturn V, new stage fabricated at Michoud
Orbit	30 x 100 nm at 28.5 deg
Gross Payload	57,980 lbm
Launch Abort System	13,228 lbm