Information on Spacecraft into Space
(Rockets, Launch Vehicles, Satellites & Astronauts.)
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Types of Spacecraft

• A spacecraft is a vehicle that travels in space – most spacecraft begin their journey at a launch site on Earth, and they are made in different shapes and sizes, also carry different instruments depending on their missions. The mission’s rockets are propelled into space by rockets.

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Information on Spacecraft into Space
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Spaceflight Now

• Launch Schedule
• Latest News
• Archive news  /  Launch Log for a listing of completed space missions since 2004.
• Mission Reports
  –  Antares
  –  Ariane 5
  –  Atlas 5
  –  Delta 4
  –  Falcon 9
  –  Falcon Heavy
  –  Japanese rocket:  H-2A
  –  Russian government rocket:  Soyuz
  –  Space Station
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Gunter’s Space Page

(One of the world largest resources of information on Spaceflight)

• Orbital launches of 2025 / Planned launches
• Gunter’s News
• Launch Vehicles
• Launch Sites
• Satellites by Country
• Spacecraft – Platforms
• Space Launches of each year (1957 till today)
• Manned Spaceflight
  –  China  Shenzhou   (Upcoming Flight Shenzhou)
  –  USA (Private)  SpaceShipOne Missions
  –  USA (Private)  SpaceShipTwo Missions
  –  USA (NASA)  Mercury   (Cancelled Mercury Flights)
  –  USA (NASA)  Gemini   (Cancelled Gemini Flights)
  –  USA (NASA)  Apollo   (Cancelled Apollo Flights)
  –  USA (NASA)  Space Shuttle   (Cancelled Space Shuttle Flights)
  –  USA (USAF)  X-15 Missions
  –  USSR/Russia  Vostok & Voskhod   (Cancelled Vostok & Voskhod)
  –  USSR/Russia  Buran Flight
• Manned Space Station
  –  China  Space Station Tiangong 1 (TG1) (2011-2013)
  –  USA (NASA)  Space Station SkyLab (1973)
  –  USSR/Russia  Space Station Salyut 1  (1971)
  –  USSR/Russia  Space Station Salyut 3 (1974)
  –  USSR/Russia  Space Station Salyut 4 (1974-1975)
  –  USSR/Russia  Space Station Salyut 5 (1976-1977)
  –  USSR/Russia  Space Station MIR (1986-2001)
• International
  –  International Space Station (ISS) (1998-2020)
• Manned Fatal
  – Spaceflight Accidents
• Nuclear Power Spacecraft
  –  Payloads
• Recent Contract
  –  Recently Awarded GEO-Sat Contracts
• Launch Vehicles
  –  Lists of A-Z Countries for Launch Vehicles
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Wikipedia

• Spacecraft Probes Into Space
  –  List of  A-Z World Orbital launch systems  /  Solar Systems Spacecraft Probes
  –  Lists of Active Solar System Spacecraft Probes into Space
  –  Lists of Landings on other planets
  –  Lists of Orbiters on other planets
  –  Lists of Completed / Passing Spacecraft Flights
  –  Lists of Current / present Manned Spacecraft
• Space
  –  List of NASA missions
• Human Into Space
  –  List of Human Spaceflight  (1961 – present)
  –  Lists of Human Spacecraft Programs  (1956 – ongoing)
  –  List of Space Shuttle (Launches / Orbital flights)
  –  List of A-Z Astronauts by name
  –  List of Cosmonauts (USSR / Soviet)
• Proposed or in development
  –  List of Proposed or in development
  –  List of Cancelled Spacecraft Probes
• Timelines
  – List of Spaceflight Timelines (1940’s thru 2060’s)
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International Space Station (ISS)

• International Space Station (ISS) (1998-2016)
• Further reading
  • Watch NASA TV
  • Crews and Expeditions
  • Upcoming Launches (deliver cargo/crew supplies to the ISS.)
  • Images & Videos
  • Ground Facilities
  • International Cooperation
  • Video: Video Fisheye Fly-through inside ISS (18 minutes video)
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NASA

(NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

• Latest NASA News Releases
• NASA Launch Schedule
• NASA Launch Calendar
• Alphabetical Lists of Missions
• List of NASA missions  (Wikipedia)
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

• Latest Features and Images
• Latest Science Features Stories
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James Webb Space Telescope (Webb)

• NASA Webb Latest News
  – Latest News

• Looking at James Webb Space Telescope
  (Source by TheSkyLive.com)
  – currently in the constellation
  – Interactive star map of the sky visible
  – Real time tracker
  – 15 days ephemeris
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Russian Space Web (Compiled by Antatoly Zak)

• Top Story / Latest News / Updates
• World’s orbital Launch attempts in 2014
• Planned Russian Space missions in;
  2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025   …and beyond.
• Russian rockets
  –  Proton
  –  Soyuz
• Russian Launch and test sites
• Russian Manned Spacecraft
• Chronology – Milestones in space: yesterday, today and tomorrow
• Russia Rockets – Historical Milestones
• Missile Race: USSR/Russia – USA
• Moon Race:  USSR – USA
• Portfolio – Anatoly Zak
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Spacewalks & Moonwalk

• Lists of Spacewalks / Moonwalks
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Space Agencies

• NASA  /  RFSA  /  ESA  /  JAXA  /  CNSA
• Lists of capabilities of the Space Agency
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Space Tourism

• Space Tourism  (wikipedia)
• Lists of flown Space tourists  (Self-funded)
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Private Spacecraft into Space

• Bigelow Aerospace
• SpaceX
• Virgin Galactic
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First Rocket into space!

• First rocket into space!
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Dead U.S. Astronauts

• Complete lists of Dead Astronauts – decease
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Timeline of Exploring Space

This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch.

• Lists of Spaceflight (1940’s thru 2060’s)  / Poster
• Lists of first orbital launches by country
• Lists of Space Stations
• Lists of Progress Flights (Unmanned Russian Spacecraft)
• Lists of human spaceflights to ISS (International Space Station)
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