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Available in 103 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-103" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">103 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruimtetuig" title="Ruimtetuig – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Ruimtetuig" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%98%E1%8A%95%E1%8A%AE%E1%88%AB%E1%8A%A9%E1%88%AD" title="መንኮራኩር – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="መንኮራኩር" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodorcr%C3%A6ft" title="Rodorcræft – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Rodorcræft" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="مركبة فضائية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مركبة فضائية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nau_espacial" title="Nau espacial – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Nau espacial" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%AB%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%82%D5%A8" title="Տիեզերանաւը – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Տիեզերանաւը" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nave_espacial" title="Nave espacial – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Nave espacial" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmik_g%C9%99mi" title="Kosmik gəmi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kosmik gəmi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87" title="فضایی سفینه – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فضایی سفینه" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" title="মহাকাশযান – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মহাকাশযান" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A0i-khong-ch%C3%BBn" title="Thài-khong-chûn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Thài-khong-chûn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Касмічны апарат – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Касмічны апарат" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8" title="अंतरिक्ष यान – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="अंतरिक्ष यान" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Космически апарат – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Космически апарат" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svemirska_letjelica" title="Svemirska letjelica – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Svemirska letjelica" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egorlestr" title="Egorlestr – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Egorlestr" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nau_espacial" title="Nau espacial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Nau espacial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%C4%95" title="Космос аппарачĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Космос аппарачĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmick%C3%A1_lo%C4%8F" title="Kosmická loď – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kosmická loď" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumfart%C3%B8j" title="Rumfartøj – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Rumfartøj" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raumschiff" title="Raumschiff – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Raumschiff" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmoseaparaat" title="Kosmoseaparaat – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kosmoseaparaat" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Διαστημόπλοιο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Διαστημόπλοιο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft" title="Spacecraft – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Spacecraft" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nave_espacial" title="Nave espacial – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Nave espacial" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmoveturilo" title="Kosmoveturilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kosmoveturilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espazio_ontzi" title="Espazio ontzi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Espazio ontzi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="فضاپیما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فضاپیما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_spatial" title="Véhicule spatial – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Véhicule spatial" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romteskip" title="Romteskip – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Romteskip" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A1s%C3%A1rthach" title="Spásárthach – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Spásárthach" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A0nas-long" title="Fànas-long – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Fànas-long" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nave_espacial" title="Nave espacial – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Nave espacial" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%B0%EC%A3%BC%EC%84%A0" title="우주선 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="우주선" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%AB%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4" title="Տիեզերական սարքավորում – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տիեզերական սարքավորում" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8" title="अंतरिक्ष यान – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अंतरिक्ष यान" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svemirske_letjelice" title="Svemirske letjelice – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svemirske letjelice" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmonavo" title="Kosmonavo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kosmonavo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahana_antariksa" title="Wahana antariksa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wahana antariksa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Spacecraft" title="I-Spacecraft – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="I-Spacecraft" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geimfar" title="Geimfar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Geimfar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veicolo_spaziale" title="Veicolo spaziale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Veicolo spaziale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%9C%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA" title="חללית – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חללית" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahana_antariksa" title="Wahana antariksa – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Wahana antariksa" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%AE%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="კოსმოსური ხომალდი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კოსმოსური ხომალდი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%9A%D8%A8%D9%95%D8%B1_%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A0_%D8%AC%DB%81%D8%B2%D9%95" title="نیٚبٕر آسمأنؠ جہزٕ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="نیٚبٕر آسمأنؠ جہزٕ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%88%D1%82%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D2%B1%D1%88%D1%83_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="Ғарыштық ұшу аппараттары – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ғарыштық ұшу аппараттары" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chombo_cha_angani" title="Chombo cha angani – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Chombo cha angani" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B2l_spasyal" title="Vòl spasyal – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Vòl spasyal" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke%C5%9Ftiya_fezay%C3%AA" title="Keştiya fezayê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Keştiya fezayê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Космос аппараты – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Космос аппараты" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%8D%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%81%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%94" title="ຍານອາວະກາດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ຍານອາວະກາດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronavis" title="Astronavis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Astronavis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmiskais_apar%C4%81ts" title="Kosmiskais aparāts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kosmiskais aparāts" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raumsch%C3%ABff" title="Raumschëff – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Raumschëff" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdv%C4%97laivis" title="Erdvėlaivis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Erdvėlaivis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veculo_spasial" title="Veculo spasial – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Veculo spasial" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%B0reszk%C3%B6z" title="Űreszköz – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Űreszköz" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B6_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%82" title="ബഹിരാകാശ വാഹനം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബഹിരാകാശ വാഹനം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8" title="अंतराळयान – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अंतराळयान" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%90%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="კოსმოსური აპარატი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="კოსმოსური აპარატი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9_%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="مركبة فضائية – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مركبة فضائية" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapal_angkasa_lepas" title="Kapal angkasa lepas – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kapal angkasa lepas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabe_spacial" title="Nabe spacial – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Nabe spacial" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%80%E1%80%AC%E1%80%9E%E1%80%9A%E1%80%AC%E1%80%89%E1%80%BA" title="အာကာသယာဉ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အာကာသယာဉ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruimtevaartuig" title="Ruimtevaartuig – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ruimtevaartuig" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87%E5%AE%99%E6%A9%9F" title="宇宙機 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="宇宙機" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romskip" title="Romskip – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Romskip" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romskip" title="Romskip – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Romskip" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donawaa" title="Donawaa – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Donawaa" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmik_apparat" title="Kosmik apparat – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kosmik apparat" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C_%DA%AF%DA%88%DB%8C" title="خلائی گڈی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="خلائی گڈی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statek_kosmiczny" title="Statek kosmiczny – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Statek kosmiczny" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nave_espacial" title="Nave espacial – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Nave espacial" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nav%C4%83_spa%C8%9Bial%C4%83" title="Navă spațială – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Navă spațială" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rmy mw-list-item"><a href="https://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimaan" title="Vimaan – Vlax Romani" lang="rmy" hreflang="rmy" data-title="Vimaan" data-language-autonym="Romani čhib" data-language-local-name="Vlax Romani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Romani čhib</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82" title="Космический аппарат – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Космический аппарат" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anija_kozmike" title="Anija kozmike – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Anija kozmike" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%B7%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%81_%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8F" title="අභ්‍යවකාශ යානා – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="අභ්‍යවකාශ යානා" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozmick%C3%A1_lo%C4%8F" title="Kozmická loď – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kozmická loď" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesoljsko_plovilo" title="Vesoljsko plovilo – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vesoljsko plovilo" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayax_Gacmeed" title="Dayax Gacmeed – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Dayax Gacmeed" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%95%DA%A9%DB%86%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="مەکۆی بۆشایی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="مەکۆی بۆشایی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Свемирска летелица – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Свемирска летелица" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svemirske_letelice" title="Svemirske letelice – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Svemirske letelice" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avaruusalus" title="Avaruusalus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Avaruusalus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rymdfarkost" title="Rymdfarkost – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Rymdfarkost" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="விண்கலம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="விண்கலம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%9E%C3%A4l%C3%A4mi_apparat" title="Ğälämi apparat – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Ğälämi apparat" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B7_%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8C%E0%B0%95" title="అంతరిక్ష నౌక – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="అంతరిక్ష నౌక" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A8" title="ยานอวกาศ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ยานอวกาศ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzay_arac%C4%B1" title="Uzay aracı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Uzay aracı" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpg/413px-Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpg/550px-Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6084" data-file-height="6084" /></a><figcaption>The US <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> flew 135 times from 1981 to 2011, supporting Spacelab, <i>Mir</i>, the <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a>, and the ISS. (<i>Columbia</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> <a href="/wiki/STS-1" title="STS-1">maiden launch</a>, which had a white external tank, shown)</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>spacecraft</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Vehicle" title="Vehicle">vehicle</a> that can carry <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/people" class="extiw" title="wikt:people">people</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cargo" title="Cargo">cargo</a> beyond the <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Atmosphere">atmosphere</a>, through <a href="/wiki/Outer_space" title="Outer space">space</a> to other <a href="/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planetary</a> bodies, <a href="/wiki/Space_station" title="Space station">space stations</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Orbit" title="Orbit">orbits</a> and back home again. Spacecraft which are launched from the surface of a planet are called <a href="/wiki/Launch_vehicle" title="Launch vehicle">launch vehicles</a> and usually take-off from <a href="/wiki/Launch_pad" title="Launch pad">launch pads</a> at <a href="/wiki/Spaceport" title="Spaceport">spaceports</a>. </p><p>Most spacecraft today are propelled by <a href="/wiki/Rocket_engine" title="Rocket engine">rocket engines</a>, which shoot hot gases opposite to the direction of travel. Other forms of <a href="/wiki/Propulsion" class="mw-redirect" title="Propulsion">propulsion</a> are used when appropriate. Spacecraft which do not need to escape from strong <a href="/wiki/Gravity" title="Gravity">gravity</a> may use <a href="/wiki/Ion_thruster" title="Ion thruster">ion thrusters</a> or other more <a href="/wiki/Energy_efficiency" title="Energy efficiency">efficient</a> methods. </p><p>Because of the very large amount of <a href="/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a> needed to leave the Earth's gravity, spacecraft are usually very expensive to build, launch, and operate. Plans for future spacecraft often focus on reducing these costs so more people can participate in space. But today, costs are still very high, and until recently all spacecraft were sponsored by national <a href="/wiki/Government" title="Government">governments</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Human_spaceflight_vehicles">Human spaceflight vehicles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spacecraft&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Human spaceflight vehicles" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spacecraft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Human spaceflight vehicles"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most expensive of all is to send people in to space, due to their needs for food, water, air, living space, safety, and control. People participating in this way have special names: <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">Americans</a> call themselves <a href="/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronauts</a>; <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russians</a> call themselves <a href="/wiki/Cosmonaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmonaut">cosmonauts</a>; <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a> call themselves <a href="/wiki/Taikonaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Taikonaut">taikonauts</a>. </p> <ul><li>The American agency <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> used a launch vehicle called the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a>. Currently, they go on Soyuz with the cosmonauts.</li> <li>The Russian agency <a href="/w/index.php?title=RFSA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RFSA (not yet started)">RFSA</a> uses a launch vehicle called <a href="/wiki/Soyuz" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz">Soyuz</a>.</li> <li>The Ukrainian agency <a href="/w/index.php?title=UASA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="UASA (not yet started)">UASA</a> uses a launch vehicle called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Zenit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zenit (not yet started)">Zenit</a>.</li> <li>The Chinese agency <a href="/wiki/CNSA" class="mw-redirect" title="CNSA">CNSA</a> uses a launch vehicle called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shenzhou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shenzhou (not yet started)">Shenzhou</a>.</li> <li>A private firm <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Galactic" title="Virgin Galactic">Virgin Galactic</a> is building a launch vehicle called <a href="/w/index.php?title=SpaceShipTwo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SpaceShipTwo (not yet started)">SpaceShipTwo</a>.</li> <li>A space company <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> is building a launch vehicle called <a href="/wiki/SpaceX_Starship" title="SpaceX Starship">Starship</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Satellites">Satellites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spacecraft&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Satellites" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spacecraft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Satellites"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the most important spacecraft today are artificial <a href="/wiki/Satellite_(artificial)" title="Satellite (artificial)">satellites</a>. 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