space capsule

A space capsule is a spacecraft designed to transport cargo, scientific experiments, and/or astronauts to and from space. 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. They often contain little fuel other than what is necessary for a safe return.

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  Dragon ⓘ
  reusable cargo spacecraft by SpaceX

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  CST-100 Starliner ⓘ
  crew capsule manufactured by Boeing

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  Dragon 2 ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft by SpaceX

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  Lince ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft under development by Spanish company PLD Space

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  Mengzhou spacecraft ⓘ
  Chinese crewed space capsule under development

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  Mercury ⓘ
  space capsule

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  Orel ⓘ
  Russian reusable space capsule

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  Soyuz ⓘ
  series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space programme

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  VA spacecraft ⓘ
  Soviet space capsule

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  Fuji ⓘ
  Japanese proposed crewed spacecraft

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  Orion ⓘ
  crewed spacecraft designed for the Artemis program

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Support teams arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico during the SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

I was visiting KSC back in February when I saw this on the side of the road while in a tour bus. Not entirely sure what exactly it is but it does appear similar to the Orion Testing Capsules that crews would use when training for splashdown recovery.

Laika is seated inside a space capsule

ISS030-E-172991 - View of Earth

A frame from the 1902 French silent fantasy film 'Le Voyage dans La Lune'

Artemis I near splashdown

The descent capsule of the Vostok spacecraft in the backyard of the Central house of aviation and cosmonautics of DOSAAF of Russia

• Space capsule probed for asteroid dust^@ scientific article published in Nature
• Biomechanical Sex Differences of Crewmembers During a Simulated Space Capsule Landing - scientific article published in September 2014 (Q1860)
• The makeup of a gamete space capsule - scientific article published on 01 January 2019
• EVALUATION OF PROPOSED GEMINI ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE. THE EFFECT OF SEQUENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ACCELERATION AND THE GASEOUS ENVIRONMENT OF THE SPACE CAPSULE UPON THE PHYSIOLOGIC ADAPTATION OF MAN. NAEC-ACEL-498 - scientific article (Q1860)
• EVALUATION OF PROPOSED GEMINI ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE. TEST SETUP AND PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF SEQUENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ACCELERATION AND THE GASEOUS ENVIRONMENT OF THE SPACE CAPSULE UPON THE PHYSIOLOGIC ADAPTATION OF MAN - scientific article (Q1860)
• Coenzyme A aberration in marginally hyperoxic space capsule environments - scientific article
• The environment of a space capsule - scientific article (Q1860)
• Fire on board the space capsule "Apollo" and death of the cosmonauts Grissom, White and Chaffee - scientific article (Q652)
• INERT GAS COMPONENTS FOR SPACE CAPSULE ATMOSPHERES - scientific article published in July 1963 (Q1860)
• Simulation of Occupant Response in Space Capsule Landing Configurations With Suit Hardware - scientific article published on 29 January 2015 (Q1860)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket	2004	Dragon	cargo spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		CST-100 Starliner	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		Dragon 2	reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		Lince	reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		Mengzhou spacecraft	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		Mercury	crewed spacecraft, space capsule, spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Orel	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		Soyuz	crewed spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object		VA spacecraft	reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object	2001	Fuji	crewed spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
class	space object	2006	Orion	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule,	Wikidata
commons	image		Support teams arrive at the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico during the SpaceX Demo-2 mission.		Commons
commons	image		I was visiting KSC back in February when I saw this on the side of the road while in a tour bus. Not entirely sure what exactly it is but it does appear similar to the Orion Testing Capsules that crews would use when training for splashdown recovery.		Commons
commons	image		Laika is seated inside a space capsule		Commons
commons	image		ISS030-E-172991 - View of Earth		Commons
commons	image		A frame from the 1902 French silent fantasy film 'Le Voyage dans La Lune'		Commons
commons	image		Artemis I near splashdown		Commons
commons	image		The descent capsule of the Vostok spacecraft in the backyard of the Central house of aviation and cosmonautics of DOSAAF of Russia		Commons