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.

Comparison [edit]

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

Former and current manned spacecraft [edit]

Orbital [edit]

Soviet/Russian [edit]

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 [3]
  • Soyuz (1967–present) 2 or 3 person Earth orbital;[4] fourth and fifth generations continued operation by Russian Federation...

American [edit]

Chinese [edit]

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

Space stations [edit]

International Space Station

Suborbital [edit]

Proposed or in development [edit]

Orbital [edit]

Orion ground test article
Dragon spacecraft during an uncrewed cargo mission to the ISS

Russian [edit]

American [edit]

European [edit]

Japanese [edit]

Indian [edit]

Iranian [edit]

British [edit]

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

Manx [edit]

Suborbital [edit]

SpaceShipTwo with mothership in hanger

Russian [edit]

American [edit]

Romanian [edit]

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

Danish [edit]

French [edit]

British [edit]

Argentine [edit]

AATE VESA (Spanish for Argentine Suborbital Space Vehicle) "Gauchito"[citation needed]

Uganda [edit]

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

Canceled [edit]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [edit]

Joint NASA / United States Air Force [edit]

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

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

Soviet space program [edit]

Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) [edit]

  • Kliper (government funding canceled 2006)

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 [edit]

  1. ^ Gatland, pp.109-115
  2. ^ Gatland, pp.131-113
  3. ^ http://www.buran.ru/htm/homepage.htm
  4. ^ Gatland, pp.148-165
  5. ^ Gatland, pp.148, 151-165
  6. ^ Gatland, pp.166-185, 266-275
  7. ^ Gatland, pp.190, 278-280
  8. ^ Gatland, pp.191, 207, 283, 284
  9. ^ Gatland, pp.229-246
  10. ^ Long, Tony (2007-07-19). "July 19, 1963: Cracking the 100-Kilometer-High Barrier ... in a Plane". Advance Publications. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ a b c d Ferster, Warren (2011-04-18). "NASA Announces CCDev 2 Awards". Imaginova Corp. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  13. ^ "printer friendly page ATV evolution: Advanced Reentry Vehicle (ARV)". European Space Agency. 2010-03-35. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

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