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  2. List of crewed spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle was the first crewed spacecraft to land on the Moon (July 20, 1969).. This is a list of all crewed spacecraft types that have flown into space, including sub-orbital flights above 80 km, space stations that have been visited by at least one crew, and spacecraft currently planned to operate with crews in the future. [1]

  3. Space capsule - Wikipedia

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    A space capsule is a spacecraft designed to transport cargo, scientific experiments, and/or astronauts to and from space. [1] Capsules are distinguished from other spacecraft by the ability to survive reentry and return a payload to the Earth's surface from orbit or sub-orbit, and are distinguished from other types of recoverable spacecraft by their blunt shape, not having wings and often ...

  4. List of NASA missions - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of NASA Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle spacecraft with their launch vehicles. This is a list of NASA missions, both crewed and robotic, since the establishment of NASA in 1957. There are over 80 currently active science missions. [1]

  5. Comparison of crewed space vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Space Launch System: 4 [note 16] 3.3: 5: 8,900 capsule + 12,300 service module Solar panels Parachute splashdown (two drogues, three pilots and three mains) 2025 (2014) Testing: 0 (2) [note 17] Mengzhou China: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation: LEO, Lunar: Long March 10: 7: 8.8: 4.5: 21,600: Solar panels 2026 (2020) Testing: 0 ...

  6. Orion (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    Orion (Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or Orion MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program.The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed Martin that is paired with a European Service Module (ESM) manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space.

  7. Project Gemini - Wikipedia

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    NASA selected McDonnell Aircraft, which had been the prime contractor for the Project Mercury capsule, in 1961 to build the Gemini capsule, the first of which was delivered in 1963. The spacecraft was 18 feet 5 inches (5.61 m) long and 10 feet (3.0 m) wide, with a launch weight varying from 7,100 to 8,350 pounds (3,220 to 3,790 kg).

  8. List of NASA aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Research, Space Capsule Safety (1) Retired (4) 1961 - 1965 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: Was designed to study the ability of the Rogallo wing, also called Parawing, to descend a payload such as the Gemini space capsule safely from high altitude to ground.

  9. List of spacecraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Supplier of space systems and ISS payload NightPod Bradford Space: New York, NY Supplier of green propulsion systems, rocket engines, Sun sensors, reaction wheels, acceleration measurement units, and astronaut workstations. Over 100 thrusters in-space Dynetics: Madison, AL United States used on Sundancer and Ares I: Tethers Unlimited, Inc.