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| Project Constellation Terminology @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | It consists of a family of new spacecraft, launchers and associated hardware that allow for a variety of missions, from Space Station resupply, to lunar landings. |
 | | Most of the Constellation hardware is based on systems originally developed for the Space Shuttle, although the key Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) is heavily based on the earlier Apollo-like capsule design. |
 | | Like its Apollo predecessor, the LSAM consists of two parts, a sideways cylindrical ascent stage which houses the four-person crew, and an octagonal descent stage which has the landing legs, the majority of the crew's consumables (oxygen and water), and scientific equipment. |
| www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Project_Constellation (948 words) |
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