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Pages in category "NASA space launch vehicles" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Astra Rocket;
A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space. The most common form is the ballistic missile -shaped multistage rocket , but the term is more general and also encompasses vehicles like the Space Shuttle .
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA.As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory.
All launch vehicle propulsion systems employed to date have been chemical rockets falling into one of three main categories: Solid-propellant rockets or solid-fuel rockets have a motor that uses solid propellants , typically a mix of powdered fuel and oxidizer held together by a polymer binder and molded into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
ISRO's launch vehicles. Left to right: SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 RLV Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV) Vikram series, the under development orbital class launch family of Skyroot Aerospace in comparison with already flown Vikram S, the sounding rocket ISRO/DoS systems. SLV-3 – Retired; Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) – Retired
NASA space launch vehicles (6 C, 24 P) S. NASA spacecraft (5 C, 14 P) Pages in category "NASA vehicles" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
A Saturn V rocket, one of the most powerful operational launch vehicles to date. This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries).
manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicle United Launch Alliance: United States 147/148 Vaya Space United States formerly known as Rocket Crafters, manufacturer of Dauntless [23] United Start Launch: United States Russia commercialises the Start-1 launcher [24] Virgin Galactic: United States Space Tourism Using 'The Spaceship Company spacecraft ...