sub-orbital spaceplane

A spaceplane is a vehicle that can fly and glide as an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere and function as a spacecraft in outer space. To do so, spaceplanes must incorporate features of both aircraft and spacecraft. Orbital spaceplanes tend to be more similar to conventional spacecraft, while sub-orbital spaceplanes tend to be more similar to fixed-wing aircraft. All spaceplanes as of 2024 have been rocket-powered for takeoff and climb, but have then landed as unpowered gliders.

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suborbital spaceplane
spaceplane, 
SpaceShipOne, BOR-5, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Orbital Sciences X-34, spaceplane, SpaceShip III, SpaceShipTwo, X-15, 

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  SpaceShip III ⓘ
  planned suborbital, air-launched spaceplane

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  X-15 ⓘ
  1959 experimental aircraft model by North American Aviation and NASA

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  BOR-5 ⓘ
  series of subscale spaceplanes used to test technologies for the Soviet Buran programme

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  Orbital Sciences X-34 ⓘ
  low-cost testbed for the Reusable Launch Vehicle program

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  SpaceShipTwo ⓘ
  suborbital, air-launched spaceplane

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space object		SpaceShip III	crewed spacecraft, sub-orbital spaceplane	Wikidata
class	space object	1959	X-15	sub-orbital spaceplane, experimental aircraft	Wikidata
class	space object	1984	BOR-5	sub-orbital spaceplane, test article	Wikidata
class	space object	1999	Orbital Sciences X-34	unmanned aerial vehicle, experimental aircraft, sub-orbital spaceplane	Wikidata
class	space object	2013	SpaceShipTwo	crewed spacecraft, sub-orbital spaceplane	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2003	SpaceShipOne	crewed spacecraft, sub-orbital spaceplane	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2003	SpaceShipOne	crewed spacecraft, sub-orbital spaceflight	Wikidata