reusable spacecraft

Reusable spacecraft are spacecraft capable of repeated launch, atmospheric reentry, and landing or splashdown. This contrasts with expendable spacecraft which are designed to be discarded after use. Agencies operating reusable spacecraft aim to have lower costs and higher flight frequencies.

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  Lince ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft under development by Spanish company PLD Space

• File:Crew Dragon at the ISS for Demo Mission 1 (cropped).jpg

  Dragon 2 ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft by SpaceX

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  Buran-class orbiter ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft component of the Energia-Buran vehicle

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  Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft component of the Space Shuttle system

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  Starship ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft by SpaceX

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  Avatar ⓘ
  Indian concept for a crewed single-stage reusable spaceplane

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  Dream Chaser ⓘ
  American reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane

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  Gemini SC-2 ⓘ
  First reusable space capsule

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  Orel ⓘ
  Russian reusable space capsule

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  Rockwell X-30 ⓘ
  airplane

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  Space Rider ⓘ
  ESA uncrewed space vehicle

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  VA spacecraft ⓘ
  Soviet space capsule

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  Yamato ⓘ
  proposed Japanese reusable spacecraft

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  Shuttle Pallet Satellite ⓘ
  reusable satellite platform transported by NASA's Space Shuttle

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  Dragon ⓘ
  reusable cargo spacecraft by SpaceX

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  Orion ⓘ
  crewed spacecraft designed for the Artemis program

• File:Boeing X-37B inside payload fairing before launch.jpg

  Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle ⓘ
  model of American uncrewed military spaceplane

• File:New Shepard capsule 01 (cropped).jpg

  New Shepard capsule ⓘ
  reusable spacecraft by Blue Origin used with the New Shepard rocket

• File:Boeing's Starliner crew ship approaches the space station (ISS067-E-067090) (cropped).jpg

  CST-100 Starliner ⓘ
  crew capsule manufactured by Boeing

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  Skylon ⓘ
  Skylon is a design for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British company Reaction Engines Limited (REL)

• File:Chinese next-generation crewed spacecraft mockup - NMC.jpg

  Mengzhou spacecraft ⓘ
  Chinese crewed space capsule under development

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		Lince	space capsule, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	class	2019	Dragon 2	space capsule, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	rocket		Buran-class orbiter	spaceplane, reusable spacecraft, space shuttle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle orbiter	crewed spacecraft, spaceplane, reusable spacecraft, space shuttle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Starship	rocket stage, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Avatar	spaceplane, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Dream Chaser	cargo spacecraft, spaceplane, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Gemini SC-2	reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Orel	space capsule, reusable spacecraft, crewed spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Rockwell X-30	aircraft, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		Space Rider	reusable spacecraft, spaceplane, uncrewed spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object		VA spacecraft	reusable spacecraft, space capsule	Wikidata
class	space object		Yamato	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	1983	Shuttle Pallet Satellite	reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2004	Dragon	cargo spacecraft, space capsule, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2006	Orion	crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, space capsule	Wikidata
class	space object	2010	Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle	robotic spacecraft, reusable spacecraft, spaceplane	Wikidata
class	space object	2012	New Shepard capsule	reentry capsule, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2019	CST-100 Starliner	space capsule, crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2020	Skylon	spaceplane, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2020	Mengzhou spacecraft	space capsule, crewed spacecraft, reusable spacecraft	Wikidata