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

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  Dream Chaser ⓘ
  American reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane

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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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  Dragon ⓘ
  reusable cargo spacecraft by SpaceX

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

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

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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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  Gemini SC-2 ⓘ
  First reusable space capsule

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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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  Orel ⓘ
  Russian reusable space capsule

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  Rockwell X-30 ⓘ
  airplane

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

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

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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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  Orion ⓘ
  crewed spacecraft designed for the Artemis program

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

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