What does EDS stand for?

Earth Departure Stage

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Samples in periodicals archive:

NASA has chosen the company's J-2X propulsion system to power the upper stage of the Aries 1 rocket and the Earth Departure Stage engine for the Aries V rocket.

SHUTTLE LAUNCH IS A BLAST FOR ROCKETDYNE WORKERS POWERFUL: SUCCESSFUL ...

The J-2X engine will power the upper stage of the Ares I crew exploration vehicle and the Earth departure stage of the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.

United States: NASA Awards Construction Contract For Rocket Engine ...

Once there, they will dock with an orbiting Earth departure stage that was carried by an Ares V rocket and head to the moon with a lunar lander, cargo and supplies.

NASA beefs up next-generation moon rocket

Its upper, Earth Departure Stage (EDS) uses the PW&R 294,000lb (1,308kN)-thrust J-2X, derived from Saturn V s second-stage J-2 and under development for the Ares I crew launch vehicle s (CLV) upper stage.

United States: NASA sets out Ares V cargo launch vehicle development ...

Every aspect of the Exploration System Mission - including the CEV launch vehicle, a lunar surface access module, Earth Departure Stage, Ground support system, in-space support system, destination surface systems and other systems components - will be impacted by the Qualtech A&O toolkit.

NASA Approves Exploration Systems Mission Spending on Qualtech ...

It will be able to rendezvous with a lunar landing module and an Earth departure stage in low-Earth orbit to carry crews to the moon and, one day, to Mars-bound vehicles assembled in low-Earth orbit.

United States: Budget, Technical Challenges Move Orions First Launch ...

A new generation of spacecraft for human spaceflight under the Constellation program consists primarily of the Ares I and Ares V carrier rockets, the Orion crew capsule, the Earth Departure Stage and the Altair lunar lander.

Russia: NASA plans to test space shuttle replacement in spring 2009