reusable launch vehicle

A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space. Rocket stages are the most common launch vehicle parts aimed for reuse. Smaller parts such as fairings, boosters or rocket engines can also be reused, though reusable spacecraft may be launched on top of an expendable launch vehicle. Reusable launch vehicles do not need to make these parts for each launch, therefore reducing its launch cost significantly. However, these benefits are diminished by the cost of recovery and refurbishment.

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RLV; reusable launch system
spacecraft, launch vehicle, 
Sweden, New Glenn, Terran R, Space Shuttle, space shuttle, spacecraft, Pushpak, New Shepard, Liquid Fly-back Booster, launch vehicle, Energia-Buran vehicle, Electron, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Tarshish, BFR, Sikh Confederacy, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Ashkenaz, Starship, Mars Colonial Transporter, Interplanetary Transport System, Falcon 9, 

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  BFR ⓘ
  reusable space launch and spacecraft system proposed by SpaceX

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  Energia-Buran vehicle ⓘ
  partially reusable launch system and spacecraft

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  Falcon 9 ⓘ
  partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX

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  Interplanetary Transport System ⓘ
  reusable space launch and spacecraft system proposed by SpaceX

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  Liquid Fly-back Booster ⓘ
  reusable rocket booster

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  Mars Colonial Transporter ⓘ
  reusable space launch and spacecraft system proposed by SpaceX

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  Miura 5 ⓘ
  orbital recoverable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Spanish company PLD Space

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  Miura Next ⓘ
  orbital recoverable heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by Spanish company PLD Space

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  Neutron ⓘ
  orbital launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab

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  New Glenn ⓘ
  orbital launch vehicle developed by Blue Origin

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  New Shepard ⓘ
  suborbital rocket developed by Blue Origin

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  Nova ⓘ
  Medium-lift reusable launch vehicle

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  Pushpak ⓘ
  Indian reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator

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  RFA One ⓘ
  space launch vehicle in development

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  space shuttle ⓘ
  spacecraft capable of repeatedly traveling between destinations in outer space carrying people or cargo

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  Space Shuttle ⓘ
  partially reusable launch system and space plane developed by NASA (1981–2011)

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  Sura ⓘ
  proposed Ukrainian two-stage rocket

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  Zhuque-3 ⓘ
  orbital heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Chinese company LandSpace

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  Starship ⓘ
  SpaceX super heavy-lift reusable launch vehicle

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  Electron ⓘ
  two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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  Firefly Eclipse ⓘ
  proposed two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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  Terran R ⓘ
  partially-reusable launch vehicle in-development by Relativity Space

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The inside of the RLV Hangar at KSC

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• Advanced aviation technology for reusable launch vehicle improvement - academic article (Q1860)
• Advanced aviation technology for reusable launch vehicle improvement - academic article (Q1860)
• RLV-Technology Demonstration Programme - Indian program to develop a TSTO reusable launch vehicle

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		BFR	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Energia-Buran vehicle	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Falcon 9	Falcon, medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Interplanetary Transport System	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Liquid Fly-back Booster	liquid rocket booster, reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Mars Colonial Transporter	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Miura 5	reusable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Miura Next	heavy-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Neutron	medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		New Glenn	heavy-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		New Shepard	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Nova	reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Pushpak	reusable launch vehicle, technology demonstration,	Wikidata
class	rocket		RFA One	liquid-propellant rocket, reusable launch vehicle, three-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		space shuttle	reusable launch vehicle, spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle	reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Sura	reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Zhuque-3	heavy-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2005	Starship	reusable launch vehicle, super heavy-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2017	Electron	reusable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2026	Firefly Eclipse	medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2026	Terran R	heavy-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
commons	image		The inside of the RLV Hangar at KSC		Commons
commons	image		ORBCOMM-2 (23282658734)		Commons