Mechanical Device

International Space Station

Organization

modular space station in low Earth orbit

Hubble Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)

James Webb Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA/ESA/CSA space infrared telescope launched in 2021

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Kepler Space Telescope

Vehicle

defunct NASA space telescope

Challenger

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Skylab

Organization

space station launched and operated by NASA

Juno

Vehicle

NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet Jupiter

Spirit

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Vostok 1

Event

spaceflight of the Vostok programme

Discovery

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Opportunity

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Columbia

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Curiosity

Vehicle

American robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars

Luna 2

Vehicle

first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon

Endeavour

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Atlantis

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Vehicle

NASA space observatory

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Vehicle

NASA space probe in orbit of Mars

Explorer 1

Vehicle

first satellite of the United States

Parker Solar Probe

Vehicle

NASA robotic space probe to probe the outer corona of the Sun

Ingenuity

VisualArtwork

decommissioned NASA rotorcraft on the Mars 2020 mission

Mars Pathfinder

Vehicle

Mars lander

Buran

VisualArtwork

first and only operational spaceplane in the Soviet Buran programme

Magellan

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the planet Venus

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Vehicle

NASA infrared space telescope launched in 2026

Enterprise

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle test vehicle

Salyut 1

Organization

first space station launched by the Soviet Union

Vanguard 1

Vehicle

fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite

Mars Climate Orbiter

Vehicle

robotic space probe launched by NASA on December 11, 1998

Lunar Gateway

Organization

planned lunar international space station

Mercury-Redstone 3

Vehicle

first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961

Voskhod 2

Vehicle

Soviet crewed spacecraft

Saturn I

class

American launch vehicle

Gemini 4

Event

second crewed space flight in NASA's Project Gemini

Europa Clipper

Thing

NASA space mission en route to Jupiter and Europa

Gemini 5

Event

human spaceflight

Mercury-Atlas 6

Vehicle

first American orbital spaceflight

Gemini 3

Event

1965 American crewed space mission

Gemini 7

Event

1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

Saturn

class

family of American rocket boosters

Gemini 12

Event

1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini

Black Knight satellite conspiracy theory

Thing

alleged Earth satellite of extraterrestrial origin

Gemini 9A

Event

crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program

Psyche

Vehicle

NASA spacecraft en route to metallic asteroid 16 Psyche

Venera 13

Vehicle

space probe

Mercury-Redstone 4

Vehicle

crewed spacecraft

Titan Dragonfly

Vehicle

mission planned by NASA to explore Saturn's moon Titan with a robotic aircraft

Mercury-Atlas 7

Vehicle

crewed spacecraft

Salyut 7

Vehicle

space station launched on 19 April 1982

Sojourner

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Mercury-Atlas 9

Vehicle

crewed spacecraft

Mercury-Atlas 8

Vehicle

crewed spacecraft

Delta IV Heavy

class

retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

Lockheed Martin X-33

VisualArtwork

uncrewed re-usable spaceplane technology demonstrator for the VentureStar

Space Station Freedom

Organization

proposed American space station, predecessor to the International Space Station

Sea Dragon

class

1962 concept for a reusable, sea-launched rocket

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

Vehicle

joint NASA and ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite

Galileo

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the Jupiter system, as well as asteroids Gaspra and Ida

Eagle

Vehicle

lunar module used during Apollo 11; first crewed spacecraft on the Moon