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This is a list of the world's largest machines, both static and movable in history. Building structure ... Space station: 73 m (239 ft 6 in) 109 m (357 ft 7 in)
List of active Solar System probes; List of space telescopes; Category:Lists of satellites orbiting Earth; List of extraterrestrial orbiters. List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit, those that orbit the Sun; List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies; List of artificial objects on extra-terrestrial surfaces locations excluding:
This is a list of fictional spacecraft, starships and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in notable published works of fiction. The term "spacecraft" is mainly used to refer to spacecraft that are real or conceived using present technology.
The Machine from E. M. Forster's short story "The Machine Stops" (1909) The Brain from Lionel Britton’s Brain: A Play of the Whole Earth (1930). The Government Machine from Miles J. Breuer's short story "Mechanocracy" (1932). The Brain from Laurence Manning's novel The Man Who Awoke (1933).
Rocket on cover of Other Worlds sci-fi magazine, September 1951. Space travel, [1]: 69 [2]: 209–210 [3]: 511–512 or space flight [2]: 200–201 [4] (less often, starfaring or star voyaging [2]: 217, 220 ) is a science fiction theme that has captivated the public and is almost archetypal for science fiction. [4]
During this period, no commercial space launches were available to private operators, and no private organization was able to offer space launches. In the 1980s, the European Space Agency created Arianespace , the world's first commercial space transportation company, and, following the Challenger disaster , the American government deregulated ...
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This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands are included in all of the appropriate sections.