spacecraft

Also known as spaceship, space ship, space craft, space-ship, space-craft, orbital vehicle, space vessel

thumb|List of Soyuz missions|More than 140 Soviet and Russian crewed Soyuz spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967 and now support the [[International Space Station.]]

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A spacecraft is a vehicle designed to travel through space, carrying people or equipment beyond Earth's atmosphere. Spacecraft matter because they enable human exploration and scientific research in space, such as supporting the International Space Station where crews conduct experiments and observations that would be impossible on Earth.

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Research

6,644 papers

Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for 1-Propanol.ReviewAerospace medicine and human performance · 2026Ryder VE, Yap DADOI: 10.3357/AMHP.6741.2026
Revisions to Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for 2-Butanone.ReviewAerospace medicine and human performance · 2025Ryder VEDOI: 10.3357/AMHP.6727.2025
Spacecraft cabin environment effects on the growth and behavior of Chlorella vulgaris for life support applications.ReviewLife sciences in space research · 2018Niederwieser T, Kociolek P, Klaus DDOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2017.10.002
Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Hydrogen Fluoride.Aerospace medicine and human performance · 2022Lam CW, Ryder VEDOI: 10.3357/AMHP.6052.2022
Revisions to Limits for Methanol in the Air of Spacecraft.ReviewAerospace medicine and human performance · 2019Scully RR, Garcia H, McCoy JT et al.DOI: 10.3357/AMHP.5378.2019
Revisions to Limits for 2-Propanol in Spacecraft Air.ReviewAerospace medicine and human performance · 2025Ryder VEDOI: 10.3357/AMHP.6601.2025
Dry heat sterilization modelling for spacecraft applications.Journal of applied microbiology · 2022Flax B, Tortora A, Yeung Y et al.DOI: 10.1111/jam.15748
Antimicrobial Photoinactivation Approach Based on Natural Agents for Control of Bacteria Biofilms in Spacecraft.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020Buchovec I, Gricajeva A, Kalėdienė L et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186932

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Commons category: Spacecraft
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Spacecraft
MCN code: 8802.60.00
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Contents

History
Crewed and uncrewed spacecraft
Crewed spacecraft
Uncrewed spacecraft
Other
Types of spacecraft
Communications satellite
Cargo spacecraft
Space probes
Voyager program
Space telescopes
Landers
Space capsules
Spaceplanes
Space Shuttle
Other
SpaceX Starship
Mission Extension Vehicle
Subsystems
Supporting logistics
Spacecraft records
Fastest spacecraft
Furthest spacecraft from the Sun
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
External links

thumb|List of Soyuz missions|More than 140 Soviet and Russian crewed Soyuz spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967 and now support the [[International Space Station.]]

A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, and transportation of humans and cargo. All spacecraft except single-stage-to-orbit vehicles cannot get into space on their own, and require a launch vehicle (carrier rocket).