It can carry nearly 414,000 pounds (188 metric tons) to low-Earth orbit. The versatile, heavy-lifting Ares V is a two-stage, vertically stacked launch vehicle. Together, they are developing new vehicle hardware and flight systems and maturing technologies evolved from powerful, proven Saturn rocket and space shuttle propulsion elements and knowledge. These teams rely on nearly a half century of NASA spaceflight experience and aerospace technology advances. The Ares V effort includes multiple hardware and propulsion element teams at NASA centers and contractor organizations around the nation, and is led by the Ares Projects Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Under the goals of NASA's exploration mission, Ares V is a vital part of the cost-effective space transportation infrastructure being developed by NASA's Constellation Program to carry human explorers back to the moon, and then onward to Mars and other destinations in the solar system. Ares V will serve as NASA's primary vessel for safe, reliable delivery of large-scale hardware to space - from the lunar landing craft and materials for establishing a moon base, to food, fresh water and other staples needed to extend a human presence beyond Earth orbit. Image Credit: NASA Planning and early design are under way for hardware, propulsion systems and associated technologies for NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle - the 'heavy lifter' of America's next-generation space fleet. On the riverbank, they discover herons and sea eagles, and time and again they meet people with exciting stories.Artist concept of Ares V. They cross lakes, pass through locks and enjoy the morning rest on board. Stefan Pinnow and Christine Drühl glide leisurely for seven days. Then the journey slowly approaches its intended destination: Waren an der Müritz. Next stop: the Schaumkuss-Manufaktur in Grabow. After a stopover in Wittenberge, the boat bends near Dömitz - here the largest inland dune in Europe - lures into the Müritz-Elde waterway. At Havelberg, the river flows into the Elbe. Continue to Rathenow and the Westhavelland Nature Park. Three waterways, two travelers, a houseboat: Stefan Pinnow and his captain Christine Drühl sail first on the Havel from Berlin via Werder to Brandenburg. In 7 days by houseboat from Berlin to Müritz. Am Flussufer entdecken sie Fischreiher und Seeadler, und immer wieder treffen sie Menschen mit spannenden Geschichten. Sie durchqueren Seen, passieren Schleusen und genießen die morgendliche Ruhe an Bord. Sieben Tage gleiten Stefan Pinnow und Christine Drühl gemächlich dahin. Dann nähert sich die Reise langsam ihrem angepeilten Ziel: Waren an der Müritz. Nächster Halt: die Schaumkuss-Manufaktur in Grabow. Nach einem Zwischenstopp in Wittenberge biegt das Boot bei Dömitz - hier lockt die größte Binnendüne Europas - in die Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße ein. Bei Havelberg mündet der Fluss in die Elbe.

Weiter geht es nach Rathenow und durch den Naturpark Westhavelland. In 7 Tagen mit dem Hausboot von Berlin zur Müritz.ĭrei Wasserstraßen, zwei Reisende, ein Hausboot: Stefan Pinnow und seine Kapitänin Christine Drühl schippern zunächst auf der Havel von Berlin über Werder nach Brandenburg. Mit dem Hausboot von Berlin zur Müritz | WDR Reisen

Cargolifter artist conception