Spacecraft designed for repeated use and reusability
This article is about reusable spacecraft. For distinct launch systems, see Reusable launch system.
A reusable spacecraft is a class of spacecraft that have been designed with repeated launch, orbit, deorbit and atmospheric reentry in mind. This contrasts with conventional spacecraft which are designed to be expended (thrown away, allowed to burn during reentry) after use. Examples of reusable spacecraft are spaceplanes (such as the Space Shuttle orbiters and the Dream Chaser) and space capsules like the SpaceX Dragon. Such spacecraft need mechanisms to prevent the disintegration of the spacecraft and its occupants/cargo during reentry.
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A reusablespacecraft is a class of spacecraft that have been designed with repeated launch, orbit, deorbit and atmospheric reentry in mind. This contrasts...
vehicle parts aimed for reuse. Smaller parts such as rocket engines and boosters can also be reused, though reusablespacecraft may be launched on top...
The Boeing Starliner (or CST-100) is a class of partially reusablespacecraft designed to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) and...
non-winged space capsules and winged spaceplanes. Recoverable spacecraft may be reusable (can be launched again or several times, like the SpaceX Dragon...
[citation needed] The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics...
goal of being fully reusable to reduce launch costs; it consists of the Super Heavy first-stage booster and the Starship spacecraft which are powered by...
referred to as Unified Launch Vehicle or ULV) is a three-stage partially reusable rocket, currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organisation...
Agency (ESA) to study solutions for future European single-use and reusablespacecraft, covering micro-mini, medium, heavy and crewed applications. In total...
Dream Chaser is an American reusable lifting-body spaceplane developed by Sierra Space. Originally intended as a crewed vehicle, the Dream Chaser Space...
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Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusablespacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by American space company SpaceX, primarily for flights to...
on 15 November 2020 with SpaceX Crew-1, making it the only reusable orbital crewed spacecraft currently in operation. New Shepard is a six-person capsule...
Development of reusable second stages for Falcon 9 was later abandoned in favor of developing Starship, however, SpaceX developed reusable payload fairings...
aircraft or testing the atmospheric phase of launch vehicles and reusablespacecraft. Instrumentation systems are developed using proprietary transducers...
Dragon is a family of spacecraft developed and produced by American private space transportation company SpaceX. The first family member, later named Dragon...
fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by Stoke Space that was announced in mid 2021. It is planned to be a two-stage fully reusable launch...
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and...
Корабль», lit. 'Air and Space Ship'), was a Soviet and later Russian reusablespacecraft project that began in 1974 at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute...
Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration (SUSIE) is a proposal for a reusablespacecraft designed by ArianeGroup. It is capable of manned operations, carrying...