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The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel
Space exploration

Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
. A comprehensive catalog of vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s, technology
Technology

Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its Natural environment....
, astronaut
Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a List of human spaceflight programs to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
s, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Space shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 to the Soviet Shuttle Buran
Shuttle Buran

The Buran spacecraft , GRAU index 11F35 K1, was the only fully completed and operational space shuttle vehicle from the Soviet Buran program....
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It is maintained by space enthusiast and author Mark Wade. He has been collecting such information for most of his life.








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The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel
Space exploration

Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
. A comprehensive catalog of vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
s, technology
Technology

Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to its Natural environment....
, astronaut
Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a List of human spaceflight programs to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
s, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Space shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 to the Soviet Shuttle Buran
Shuttle Buran

The Buran spacecraft , GRAU index 11F35 K1, was the only fully completed and operational space shuttle vehicle from the Soviet Buran program....
.

It is maintained by space enthusiast and author Mark Wade. He has been collecting such information for most of his life.

See also

  • Jonathan's Space Report
    Jonathan's Space Report

    Jonathan's Space Report is a newsletter about the space age. It is written by Jonathan McDowell, a Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics astrophysicist....
  • List of online encyclopedias
    List of online encyclopedias

    This is a list of online encyclopedias, which are accessible on the World Wide Web....


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