List of manned spacecraft

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This is a list of manned spacecraft types, including space stations, sorted by nation and series in chronological order. Canceled programs are listed at the end.

[edit] Comparison

Scaled comparison of manned spacecraft, including names, manufacturers, and dates of operation
Scaled comparison of manned spacecraft, including names, manufacturers, and dates of operation

[edit] Former and current manned spacecraft

[edit] Orbital

[edit] Soviet/Russian

Soyuz spacecraft
  • Vostok (1961–1963) single-person Earth orbital craft[1]
  • Voskhod (1964–1965) 2 or 3 person Vostok derivative[2]
  • TKS (1970s; never flew manned) crew / supply shuttle for Almaz station[citation needed]
  • Shuttle Buran (1988) Never flew with a crew
  • Soyuz (1967–present) 2 or 3 person Earth orbital;[3] fourth and fifth generations continued operation by Russian Federation

[edit] American

[edit] Chinese

  • Shenzhou (2003–present) 3 person Earth orbital craft

[edit] Space stations

International Space Station

[edit] Suborbital

[edit] Proposed or in development

[edit] Orbital

Orion ground test article
Dragon spacecraft being readied for its ISS berthing mission (cargo variant)

[edit] Russian

[edit] American

[edit] European

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Indian

[edit] Iranian

[edit] British

  • Skylon (unpiloted reusable spaceplane with possible Passenger Module, engine in development)

[edit] Manx

[edit] Suborbital

SpaceShipTwo with mothership in hanger

[edit] Russian

[edit] American

[edit] Romanian

  • Stabilo (suborbital, in development)
  • Orizont (suborbital, in development)

[edit] Danish

[edit] French

[edit] British

[edit] Argentine

AATE VESA (Spanish for Argentine Suborbital Space Vehicle) "Gauchito"

[edit] Uganda

African Space Research Program (Ugandian Suborbital Space Vehicle) "African Skyhawk" (in development), "Dynacraft Spaceship" (project)

[edit] Canceled

[edit] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

[edit] Joint NASA / United States Air Force

[edit] Joint NASA / European Space Agency (ESA)

  • X-38 (canceled 1999) lifting body crew-rescue vehicle for ISS

[edit] Soviet space program

[edit] Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA)

  • Kliper (government funding canceled 2006)

[edit] European Space Agency (ESA)

[edit] Space stations

[edit] China National Space Administration (CNSA)

[edit] UK

[edit] Japan

[edit] National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)

[edit] Other Japan

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Gatland, pp.109-115
  2. ^ Gatland, pp.131-113
  3. ^ Gatland, pp.148-165
  4. ^ Gatland, pp.148, 151-165
  5. ^ Gatland, pp.166-185, 266-275
  6. ^ Gatland, pp.190, 278-280
  7. ^ Gatland, pp.191, 207, 283, 284
  8. ^ Gatland, pp.229-246
  9. ^ Long, Tony (2007-07-19). "July 19, 1963: Cracking the 100-Kilometer-High Barrier ... in a Plane". Advance Publications. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/07/dayintech_0719. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  10. ^ a b c d Ferster, Warren (2011-04-18). "NASA Announces CCDev 2 Awards". Imaginova Corp. http://www.spacenews.com/civil/110418-nasa-announces-ccdev-awards.html. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  11. ^ "printer friendly page ATV evolution: Advanced Reentry Vehicle (ARV)". European Space Agency.. 2010-03-35. http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/SEMNFZOR4CF_0.html. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

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