Even before the launch of
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 (; see ยง Etymology) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for t ...
, there were various types of launch vehicle designs. The launch vehicle designs described below are either canceled or never left the drawing board.
20th century
21st century
See also
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Comparison of orbital launch systems
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Non-rocket spacelaunch
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List of orbital launch systems
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List of private spaceflight companies#Crew and cargo transport vehicles
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Spaceplane
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List of crewed lunar lander designs
Further reading
* ''SP-4221 The Space Shuttle Decision'
Chapter 8(NASA)
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*T.A. Heppenheime
(NASA, 1998)
External links
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ttp://www.spacefuture.com/vehicles/designs.shtml Space Future - Vehicle Designsbr>
Proposed or planned spacecraft (Wikimedia Commons)
Launch vehicle