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vehicle that operates as an aircraft as well as a spacecraft when it is in space

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spacecraft, hybrid aircraft, Dream Chaser, Tupolev Tu-2000, Space Shuttle orbiter, BOR-4, Hermes, Skylon, Sänger, sub-orbital spaceplane, Q12055518, Space Rider, Avatar, Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, cosmoplan, Buran-class orbiter, 

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  Atlantis 1985
  
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  Avatar
  
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  BOR-4 1980
  
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  BOR-5 1984
  
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  Baikal spaceship
  
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  Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 2010
  
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  Buran 8M
  
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  Buran-class orbiter
  
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  Buran 1988
  
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  Cametal 1947
  
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  Challenger 1983
  
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  Columbia 1981
  
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  Discovery 1984
  
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  Dream Chaser Eagle
  
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  Endeavour 1992
  
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  Enterprise 1977
  
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  HYFLEX 1996
  
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  Hermes 1975
  
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  Independence 1993
  
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  Inspiration 1972
  
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  Inspiration 1992
  
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  Martin X-23 PRIME 1967
  
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  OK-GLI 1985
  
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  OK-KS 1982
  
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  Orbital Sciences X-34A-1 1999
  
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  Orbital Sciences X-34 1999
  
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  Orbiter 2.01
  
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  Pathfinder 1977
  
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  Ptichka
  
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  Q12055518
  
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  Skylon 2020
  
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  SpaceShipOne 2003
  
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  SpaceShip III
  
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  Space Rider
  
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  Space Shuttle orbiter
  
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  Sänger
  
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  X-15 1959
  
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  cosmoplan
  
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  sub-orbital spaceplane
  

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A red Delta Glider at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Orbiter 2016.

Cockpit of the Delta Glider around Venus in Orbiter 2016.

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
vessel	Atlantis	1985	exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Avatar		reusable spacecraft, research project, spaceplane, India		Wikidata
vessel	BOR-4	1980	vehicle model, test article, spaceplane		Wikidata
vessel	BOR-5	1984	vehicle model, sub-orbital spaceplane, test article		Wikidata
vessel	Baikal spaceship		Buran-class orbiter, abandoned project		Wikidata
vessel	Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle	2010	United States Space Force, spacecraft model, spaceplane, Boeing X-37, United States Air Force		Wikidata
vessel	Buran 8M		Buran-class orbiter, test article		Wikidata
vessel	Buran-class orbiter		space shuttle, reusable spacecraft, vehicle model, spaceplane		Wikidata
vessel	Buran	1988	Buran-class orbiter, former entity		Wikidata
vessel	Cametal	1947	Enterprise, Argentina		Wikidata
vessel	Challenger	1983	former entity, Space Shuttle orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
vessel	Columbia	1981	former entity, Space Shuttle orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
vessel	Discovery	1984	exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Dream Chaser Eagle		Dream Chaser		Wikidata
vessel	Dream Chaser		reusable spacecraft, vehicle model, spaceplane, cargo spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
vessel	Endeavour	1992	exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Enterprise	1977	exhibit, test article, Space Shuttle orbiter, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	HYFLEX	1996	National Space Development Agency, sub-orbital spaceplane, lifting body		Wikidata
vessel	Hermes	1975	abandoned project, aircraft model, spaceplane		Wikidata
vessel	Independence	1993	exhibit, replica, Space Shuttle orbiter, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Inspiration	1972	mockup, exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Inspiration	1992	exhibit, mockup, Space Shuttle orbiter, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Lockheed Martin X-33		sub-orbital spaceplane, abandoned project, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Martin X-23 PRIME	1967	spaceplane, United States Air Force, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105	1965	abandoned project, spaceplane		Wikidata
vessel	OK-GLI	1985	Buran-class orbiter, testbed aircraft, test article, airplane with 4 jet engines		Wikidata
vessel	OK-KS	1982	Buran-class orbiter, test article		Wikidata
vessel	OK-MT		Buran-class orbiter, test article		Wikidata
vessel	OK-M		Buran-class orbiter, exhibit, test article		Wikidata
vessel	OK-TVA		Buran-class orbiter, test article		Wikidata
vessel	OK-TVI		Buran-class orbiter, test article		Wikidata
vessel	Orbital Sciences X-34A-1	1999	Orbital Sciences X-34		Wikidata
vessel	Orbital Sciences X-34A-2		Orbital Sciences X-34		Wikidata
vessel	Orbital Sciences X-34A-3		abandoned entity, Orbital Sciences X-34		Wikidata
vessel	Orbital Sciences X-34	1999	sub-orbital spaceplane, prototype aircraft model, unmanned aerial vehicle, experimental aircraft, Orbital Sciences Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
vessel	Orbiter 2.01		Buran-class orbiter, exhibit, abandoned entity		Wikidata
vessel	Orbiter 2.02		Buran-class orbiter, abandoned entity		Wikidata
vessel	Orbiter 2.03		Buran-class orbiter, abandoned entity		Wikidata
vessel	Pathfinder	1977	exhibit, test article, Space Shuttle orbiter, United States of America		Wikidata
vessel	Ptichka		Buran-class orbiter, abandoned entity		Wikidata
vessel	Q12055518		spaceplane, Soviet Union		Wikidata
vessel	Q124452563		spaceplane, Germany		Wikidata
vessel	Skylon	2020	reusable spacecraft, spaceplane, United Kingdom		Wikidata
vessel	SpaceShipOne	2003	sub-orbital spaceplane, crewed spacecraft, sub-orbital spaceflight		Wikidata
vessel	SpaceShipTwo	2013	sub-orbital spaceplane, crewed spacecraft, vehicle model, Virgin Galactic		Wikidata
vessel	SpaceShip III		proposed entity, sub-orbital spaceplane, crewed spacecraft, vehicle model, Virgin Galactic		Wikidata
vessel	Space Rider		proposed entity, reusable spacecraft, vehicle model, uncrewed spacecraft, spaceplane, European Space Agency		Wikidata
vessel	Space Shuttle orbiter		space shuttle, reusable spacecraft, crewed spacecraft, vehicle model, spaceplane, National Aeronautics and Space Administration		Wikidata
vessel	Sänger		spaceplane, aircraft, Germany		Wikidata
vessel	Tupolev Tu-2000		spaceplane, aircraft		Wikidata
vessel	VKA-23		spaceplane, Soviet Union		Wikidata
vessel	VSS Enterprise		SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic		Wikidata
vessel	VSS Imagine		SpaceShip III		Wikidata
vessel	VSS Unity		SpaceShipTwo		Wikidata
vessel	X-15	1959	sub-orbital spaceplane, aircraft model, experimental aircraft, United States Air Force		Wikidata
vessel	cosmoplan		spaceplane		Wikidata
vessel	spaceplane		hybrid aircraft, spacecraft		Wikidata
vessel	sub-orbital spaceplane		spaceplane		Wikidata
image	Aurora Raumflugzeug	2023			Wikimedia
image	A red Delta Glider at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Orbiter 2016.				Wikimedia
image	Cockpit of the Delta Glider around Venus in Orbiter 2016.				Wikimedia