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How do we get to Space?

From the legendary NASA Saturn V that put boot prints on the moon, to the Russian Sputnik 1 which first achieved satellite status in space. As a species, we dream of flying through the galaxy and dancing among the stars - but what are the vehicles that actually get us there? From government agencies like NASA, RosCosmos, and China; to the private industry like SpaceX, Rocket Lab, ULA, Blue Origin and more - the best and brightest minds are dedicated to making space-rated vehicles capable of taking humanity wherever they want to go.

Modern Marvels


Active Vehicles

Soyuz MS-28 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz capsule for the MS-28 mission to the ISS.

Soyuz MS-28


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


X-37B 1 - Boeing

First X-37B. First flight on April 22, 2010.

X-37B 1


Boeing


Crew Dragon Endurance - SpaceX

Crew Dragon spacecraft used for the Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.

Crew Dragon Endurance


SpaceX


Shenzhou 20 - China National Space Administration

Spacecraft used to launch 3 astronauts on the 9th crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.

Shenzhou 20


China National Space Administration


Shenzhou 19 - China National Space Administration

Spacecraft used to launch 3 taikonauts on the 8th crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.

Shenzhou 19


China National Space Administration


Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

First Chinese reusable spacecraft

Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft


China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation


Crew Dragon - SpaceX

The specific spacecraft for this launch is currently unknown.

Crew Dragon


SpaceX


Crew Dragon Grace - SpaceX

Crew Dragon spacecraft first used for Axiom-4.

Crew Dragon Grace


SpaceX


Shenzhou 21 - China National Space Administration

Spacecraft used to launch 3 astronauts on the 10th crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.

Shenzhou 21


China National Space Administration


Soyuz MS-26 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Spacecraft launched to the ISS in September 2024.

Soyuz MS-26


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Cargo Dragon C211 - SpaceX

Third Cargo Dragon 2

Cargo Dragon C211


SpaceX


Unknown RSS - Blue Origin

The specific spacecraft for this launch is currently unknown.

Unknown RSS


Blue Origin


RSS First Step - Blue Origin

First Blue Origin New Shepard Crew Capsule 2.0 to carry human passengers. This capsule is outfitted with improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat.

RSS First Step


Blue Origin


Cargo Dragon C208 - SpaceX

C208 is the first Cargo Dragon 2 and was launched as part of the CRS-21 mission.

Cargo Dragon C208


SpaceX


Ship 38 - SpaceX

Ship 38 (S38) is the 2nd stage vehicle that will be used for the 11th Starship flight test. It is the 6th and final planned "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements, over the Block 1 vehicles.

Ship 38


SpaceX


Dream Chaser Tenacity - Sierra Nevada Corporation

First operational Dream Chaser.

Dream Chaser Tenacity


Sierra Nevada Corporation


Starliner 2 - Boeing

The second CST-100 Starliner capsule to fly.

Starliner 2


Boeing


Starliner Calypso - Boeing

The first CST-100 Starliner capsule to fly.

Starliner Calypso


Boeing


Cargo Dragon - SpaceX

The specific spacecraft for this launch is currently unknown.

Cargo Dragon


SpaceX


RSS Kármán line - Blue Origin

Second human rated Crew Capsule for New Shepard.

RSS Kármán line


Blue Origin


Cargo Dragon C209 - SpaceX

Second Cargo Dragon 2

Cargo Dragon C209


SpaceX



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Quotes from History

Anyone who sits on top of the largest hydrogen-oxygen fueled system in the world, knowing they’re going to light the bottom, and doesn’t get a little worried, does not fully understand the situation.

John Young, Commander of the Apollo 16 Mission (1972)

Historical Workhorses


Inactive Vehicles

Cygnus CRS OA-4 - Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS OA-4, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-4 and CRS Orb-4, was the fourth successful flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its third flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. With the Antares rocket undergoing a redesign following its failure during the Orb-3 launch, OA-4 was launched by an Atlas V rocket. Following three launch delays due to inclement weather beginning on 3 December 2015, OA-4 was launched at 21:44 UTC on 6 December 2015. With a liftoff weight of 7,492 kilograms, OA-4 became the heaviest payload ever launched on an Atlas V. The spacecraft rendezvoused with and was berthed to the ISS on 9 December 2015. It was released on 19 February 2016 after 72 days at the station. Deorbit occurred on 20 February at approximately 16:00 UTC.

Cygnus CRS OA-4


Northrop Grumman Space Systems


Kounotori 2 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Kounotori 2 , also known as HTV-2, was launched in January 2011 and was the second Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched by the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 2 (H-IIB F2) manufactured by MHI and JAXA. After the supplies were unloaded, Kounotori 2 was loaded with waste material from ISS, including used experiment equipment and used clothes. Kounotori 2 was then unberthed and separated from the ISS and burned up upon reentering the atmosphere on 30 March 2011.

Kounotori 2


Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency


Soyuz 7K-L1 No.2 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1 No.2


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Vostok-3KA No.8 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Vostok 6 was a Vostok spacecraft which launched on 16 June 1963 09:29:52 UTC. It transported one cosmonaut to Low Earth Orbit. The crew was Valentina Tereshkova.

Vostok-3KA No.8


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-20M - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-20M (Russian: Прогресс М-20М), identified by NASA as Progress 52 or 52P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-20M


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-58 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-58 (Russian: Прогресс М-58), identified by NASA as Progress 23 or 23P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-58


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Kounotori 3 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Kounotori 3, also known as HTV-3, is the third Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle. It was launched on 21 July 2012 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 (H-IIB F3) manufactured by MHI and JAXA. Kounotori 3 arrived at the ISS on 27 July 2012, and Expedition 32 Flight Engineer and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide used the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to install Kounotori 3, to its docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module at 14:34 GMT.

Kounotori 3


Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency


Kounotori 4 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Kounotori 4, also known as HTV-4, was the fourth flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo spacecraft launched in August 2013 to resupply the International Space Station. It launched from Tanegashima Space Center aboard H-IIB rocket on August 3, 2013 and connected to ISS by August 9, 2013; it carried 5.4 tons of cargo. Kounotori 4 undocked on September 4, 2013 and was destroyed by reentry on 7 September 2013.

Kounotori 4


Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency


Progress M-15M - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-15M (Russian: Прогресс М-15М), identified by NASA as Progress 47 or 47P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-15M


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-57 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-57 (Russian: Прогресс М-57), identified by NASA as Progress 22 or 22P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-57


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-21 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-21 (Russian: Прогресс М-21), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.

Progress M-21


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Cygnus NG-11 "S.S. Roger Chaffee" - Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus NG-11, previously known as CRS OA-11, is the twelfth planned flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its eleventh flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The mission is scheduled to launch on 17 April 2019. This is the last mission from the extended CRS contract; followup missions are part of the CRS2 contract.

Cygnus NG-11 "S.S. Roger Chaffee"


Northrop Grumman Space Systems


Progress M-66 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-66 (Russian: Прогресс М-66), identified by NASA as Progress 32 or 32P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-66


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Cygnus CRS OA-5 - Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS OA-5, also known as Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 5, was the seventh planned flight of the Orbital Sciences' unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) program, Orbital designed and built Antares, a medium-class launch vehicle; Cygnus, an advanced maneuvering spacecraft; and a Pressurized Cargo Module which is provided by Orbital's industrial partner Thales Alenia Space. The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Alan Poindexter in honor to astronaut Alan G. Poindexter, a deceased space shuttle commander. Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group (G17) and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122 and STS-131.

Cygnus CRS OA-5


Northrop Grumman Space Systems


Progress M-65 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-65 (Russian: Прогресс М-65), identified by NASA as Progress 30 or 30P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-65


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-45 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-45 (Russian: Прогресс М-45), identified by NASA as Progress 5 or 5P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-45


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress MS-06 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress MS-06 (Russian: Прогресс МC-06), identified by NASA as Progress 67 or 67P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress MS-06


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-54 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-54 (Russian: Прогресс М-54), identified by NASA as Progress 19 or 19P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.

Progress M-54


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Soyuz MS-18 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launched to the ISS in April 2021.

Soyuz MS-18


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Soyuz 21 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 21 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 6 July 1976 12:08 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts on the first flight to Salyut. The crew was Boris Volynov and Vitaly Zholobov.

Soyuz 21


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Progress M-36 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Progress M-36 (Russian: Прогресс М-36), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.

Progress M-36


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)



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Quotes from History

Let’s face it, space is a risky business. I always considered every launch a barely controlled explosion.

Aaron Cohen, ANASA Administrator (Feb 1992 - Nov 1992)

Vehicles Lost in Flight


In Memoriam

Ship 36 - SpaceX

Ship 36 (S36) was the 2nd stage vehicle that was planned to be used for the 10th Starship flight test. It was the 4th "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements. Destroyed in an explosion while attempting a static fire on the ground on 18 June 2025.

Ship 36


SpaceX


Soyuz 7K-LOK No.2 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-LOK was a Soviet crewed spacecraft designed to launch men from Earth to orbit the Moon, developed in parallel to the 7K-L1.

Soyuz 7K-LOK No.2


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-LOK was a Soviet crewed spacecraft designed to launch men from Earth to orbit the Moon, developed in parallel to the 7K-L1.

Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


LM Aquarius - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo 13 Re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

LM Aquarius


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


LM Antares - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo 14. Descent stage on lunar surface at Fra Mauro, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon

LM Antares


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Ship 31 - SpaceX

Ship 31 (S31) is the 2nd stage vehicle, used for the sixth Starship integrated flight test.

Ship 31


SpaceX


Ship 29 - SpaceX

Ship 29 (S29) is the 2nd stage vehicle used for the fourth Starship integrated flight test. Lost to the ocean after a successful soft splashdown.

Ship 29


SpaceX


Ship 28 - SpaceX

Ship 28 (S28) was lost during atmospheric re-entry at the end of the third integrated flight test.

Ship 28


SpaceX


Buran OK-1K - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

First and only Buran orbiter to fly in space. It was destroyed in 2002 when the hangar it was stored in collapsed.

Buran OK-1K


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Soyuz 7K-L1S No.2 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1S No.2


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


LM Falcon - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo 15. Descent stage on lunar surface at Hadley–Apennine, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon

LM Falcon


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Ship 34 - SpaceX

Ship 34 (S34) is the 2nd stage vehicle used for the eighth Starship flight test. It is the second "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements.

Ship 34


SpaceX


Ship 35 - SpaceX

Ship 35 (S35) is the 2nd stage vehicle used for the ninth Starship flight test. It is the third "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements. The spacecraft lost attitude control during its sub-orbital flight and burnt up during re-entry.

Ship 35


SpaceX


Ship 37 - SpaceX

Ship 37 (S37) is the 2nd stage vehicle that was used for the 10th Starship flight test. It is the 5th "Block 2" Starship spacecraft with lengthened propellant tanks and forward flaps with a new design, among other enhancements.

Ship 37


SpaceX


LM Orion - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo-16 Descent stage on lunar surface at Descartes Highlands, ascent stage left in lunar orbit, crashed on Moon

LM Orion


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Soyuz 7K-L1S No.1 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1S No.1


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


LM Spider - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo 9.

LM Spider


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Soyuz 7K-L1 No.8 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1 No.8


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)


LM Intrepid - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Flown on Apollo 12. Descent stage on lunar surface at Ocean of Storms, ascent stage deliberately crashed into Moon.

LM Intrepid


National Aeronautics and Space Administration


Soyuz 7K-L1 No.7 - Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Soyuz 7K-L1 "Zond" spacecraft was designed to launch men from the Earth to circle the Moon without going into lunar orbit in the context of the Soviet crewed Moon-flyby program in the Moon race. It was based on the Soyuz 7K-OK.

Soyuz 7K-L1 No.7


Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)



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Quotes from History

“Only since the collapse of the Soviet Union have we learned that the Soviets were in fact developing a moon rocket, known as the N1, in the sixties. All four launch attempts of the N1 ended in explosions. Saturn was the largest rocket in the world, the most complex and powerful ever to fly, and remains so to this day. The fact that it was developed for a peaceful purpose is an exception to every pattern of history, and this is one of the legacies of Apollo.”

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