Spacecraft - Wikipedia
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space. [1] Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, and transportation of humans and cargo.
Spacecraft | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月7日 · Spacecraft is a vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight pattern above Earth’s lower atmosphere. Most spacecraft are not self-propelled; they depend on the initial velocity provided by a launch vehicle, which separates from the spacecraft when its task is done.
Spaceships and Rockets - NASA
2023年10月17日 · A spacecraft is a vehicle that flies in space. It can carry astronauts, cargo, or instruments to their destination, or it can be the destination. The International Space Station is a spacecraft, just like the smaller vehicles that deliver crew and cargo to it.
Types of Spacecraft, Trajectories, & Navigation - Britannica
Spacecraft is a general term for objects launched into space—e.g., Earth-orbiting satellites and space probes, experiment capsules, the orbiting modules of some launch vehicles (e.g., the U.S. space shuttle or the Russian Soyuz), and space stations.
Orion Spacecraft - NASA
2024年3月1日 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.
Chapter 9: Spacecraft Classification - NASA Science
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to state the characteristics of various types of robotic spacecraft and be able to identify any of JPL's past, current, or future spacecraft as belonging to one of eight basic categories.
Artemis I - NASA
Next generation spacecraft, designed for the demands of human missions to deep space. CREW AND SERVICE MODULE HEIGHT — 26 feet. PRESSURIZED VOLUME — 690.6 ft3. MASS TO THE MOON — 53,000 pounds. RETURN MASS AT LANDING — 18,200 pounds. Learn More.
Spacecraft - National Air and Space Museum
Learn about different types of spacecraft, both crewed and uncrewed, used for space exploration.
Voyager 1 - NASA Science
Voyager 1 was the first spacecraft to cross the heliosphere, the boundary where the influences from outside our solar system are stronger than those from our Sun. Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space.
Voyager - NASA Science
The Spacecraft. The twin Voyagers are escaping our solar system in different directions at more than 3 astronomical units (AU) per year; 1 AU is the distance from Earth to the Sun, or about 93 million miles. A 3D model of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft.