Into Space

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

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 missions rockets are propelled into space by rockets.
(More information; see  below.)

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Spaceflight Now

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

Gunter’s Space Page
(One of the world largest resources of information on Spaceflight)

• 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

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/crews supplies to the ISS.)
  • Images & Videos
  • Ground Facilities
  • International Co-Operation
  • Video: Video Fisheye Fly-through inside ISS (18 minutes video)
    

 

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)

International Space Station (ISS)

• Watch NASA TV
• Crews and Expeditions
• Upcoming Launches (deliver cargo/crews supplies to the ISS.)
• Images & Videos
• Ground Facilities
• International Co-Operation

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

• Latest Features and Images
• Latest Science Features Stories

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
• Porfolio – Anatoly Zak

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Spacewalks & Moonwal

• Lists of Spacewalks / Moonwalks

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Space Agencies

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

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Space Tourism

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

 

Private Spacecraft into Space

• Bigelow Aerospace
• SpaceX
  
• Virgin Galactic

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First Rocket into space!

• First rocket into space!

Dead U.S. Astronauts

• Complete lists of Died 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 (Internationl Space Station)