The Space Race - Rockets

The Space race

• USA:

  • Operation Paperclip
  • German engineers in Fort Bliss
  • Project ORDCIT - Private A & F - Tiny Tim - Wac Corporal
    
  • V2 launches in USA - V2 launches at White Sands - Operation Sandy (A4/V2 Ship launch) - White Sands A4/V2 Paint colours
    
    V2 Firing Tables - V2 in the US(#17) - V2 launches at White Sands
    
    
  • A4/V2 Bumper-WAC
    
  • Hermes-B1 - Hermes-A1 - Hermes-A2 - Hermes-A3A - Hermes-A3B
  
  

• Russian:

  • Operation Osoaviakhim-German engineers in Russia.
  • A4/V2 launches -
  • R missiles
    
    

• UK:

  Operation Backfire V-2
  

Winged rocket planes

• Germany:
  Messerschmitt Me-163A - Me-163B
  
  

• USA:

  • Skyrocket: D-558-1 - D-558-2
  • X flights: X-1 to X43 - X-1 - DARPA XS-1 - Bell X-5 - X15 - X20 (Dynasor) - PRIME (X23A) - X24A - X-24B
    ASSET - Lockheed L-301 (X-24C)
    
  • Lifting body′s: M2-F1 - M2-F2 - M2-F3 - HL-10 - SV-5J
  
  
• US Commercial launches:
  • Virgin Galactic: Spaceship One - Spaceship Two
  
  

• USSR/Russia:

  Rocketplanes - BOR - BOR descriptions
  
  
• USSR/Russia: Rocketplanes - BOR
  
  
• External links:
  • Wikipedia: List of experimental aircraft - Bell_X-1 - X-15
  • Wikipedia: X-24A, X-24B, SV-5J
  
  

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  Suborbital - Sounding Rockets

  • USA:

    • Suborbital/Sounding rockets - NASA Sounding Rockets log
    
    

  • Russian:

    • Suborbital/Sounding rockets: R-1 till R-11
      
    
    

  • Rockets by other countries:

    
    Argentinia - Australia - Brasil - Canada - China - France - Germany - India - Indonesia
    Iran (Kavoshgar 1-3) - Iran (Kavoshgar 4) - Italy - Japan - South Korea - Poland - Spain - Switzerland - United Kingdom - Zweden
    
  
  

  External links:

  • Wikipedia: List of sounding rockets

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  Orbital - Launch Rockets

  World Launch vehicles overview - Space Launch vehicles - Launch vehicles launch log
  
  (Note: "launchlog.htm" verwijderd van internet, te groot 1,8MB)
  

  • Russian:

    • R-7 - R-7A - Sputnik - Vostok - Vostok-2 - Vostok-2M - Voskhod - Polyot
    • Soyuz - Molniya (8K78)
    • Cosmos - Proton - R-36-O - Tsiklon - Dnepr - Zenit
    • Rokot - Strela - Volna - Shtil - Start
      
    • Angara
      
    • Abandoned projects: N-1 - Energiya - Polyot - Polyus Aurora - Riksha
    • Soviet rocket's engines
      

  • USA:

    • US Army: Corporal - Redstone - Mercury - Sparta - Jupiter/Juno - Little Joe
      
    • US Navy: Pilot - Viking - Vanguard
      
    • USAF: Thor - Delta - Athena-1 & 2
      
    • NASA: Scout - Atlas - Titan - Saturn - Shuttle - SLS
      Cancelled: Ares
      
    • ULA: Vulcan Centaur
      
    • Space Service Division: Percheron - Conestoga
      
    • Top stages: Agena log - Centaur log - IUS log
      
      
  • Rockets Upper Stages (Ref: #124)
     

  • Reusable rockets:

    • SpaceX: Starship
     

  • Commercial rocket launches:

    • Sea Launch: Zenit-3SL
    • SpaceX: Grasshopper RLV - Falcon 1, 9 & Heavy
    • Orbital Sciences: Pegasus - Taurus - Minotaur - Antares
    • Blue Origin: New Shepard - Boosters types - New Glenn
    • Virgin Galactic: Spaceship Two
    • Rocket Lab: Electron
    • Astro: Rocket-1, 2, 3
    • Firefly Aerospace: Firefly Alpha
    • Virgin Orbit: LauncherOne
    • Relatuvity Space: Terran-1
    • Long Wall: RS1
    • University of Hawai: Super Strypi (also: ORS-4, Spark)
      

  • Rockets from other countries:

    • Brazil - China - Europa - ESA - France - India - Iran - Iraq - Israel
    • Japan - North Korea - South Africa - South Korea - United Kingdom
      

  External links:

  • Braeunig-Ref:#37: Space launch vehicles
  • Wikipedia: List of orbital launch systems
  • Wikipedia: List of rockets stages
  • Wikipedia: Comparison of orbital launch systems
  • Wikipedia: Comparison of orbital launcher families
  • Wikipedia: Comparison of orbital rocket engines
  • Wikipedia: List of launch providers

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  Military Missiles & Defense Rockets

  • USA:

    Missiles - Defense Rockets
    
    

  • USSR:

    Missiles - Defense Rockets
    Missiles intercontinentaux
    
    

  • Missiles by other countries:

    China - France - India - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Italy
    North Korea - South Korea - Pakistan - South Africa - Taiwan - United Kingdom
    
    

  • Missiles of the World (MissileTheat):

    China - France - India - Iran - Iraq-niet - Israel - Italy-niet
    North Korea - South Korea - Pakistan - Russia - United States - Taiwan - United Kingdom
    
    

  • Missiles by type:

    Air-to-air missile - Anti-ballistic missile - Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT)
    
  
  

  External links:

  • Wikipedia: List of missiles
  • Wikipedia: List of military rockets
  • Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles: Rockets Information

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  Launch Sites

  Location launchbases
  Australia: Christmas Island
  Brazil: Alcantara - Barreira do Inferno
  Canada: Fort Churchill
  China: Jingyu - Jiuquan - Taiyuan - Wuzhai - Xichang - Wenchang
  France/Algeria: Hammaguir-Colomb Bechar-Reggane - Hammaguir
  France/Guyana: Kourou
  Germany: Kummersdorf - Peenemunde
  India: Sriharikota
  Iran: Semnan - Khomeini
  Iran: Shahroud Space Center
  Iraq: Al Anbar
  Israel: Palmachim
  Italy: San Marco
  Japan: Kagoshima - Tanegashima
  Korea Nord: Musudan
  Korea South:Naro Space Center
  Russia: Baikonur - Barents Sea - Kapustin Yar - Plesetsk - Svobodniy
  Spain: Gran Canaria
  UK-Australia: Woomera
  USA: Cape Canaveral - China Lake - Edwards - Inyukern - Kodiak Launch Complex - KSC
  Matagorda Island - Point Arguello - Point Mugu - Sea Launch - Vandenberg
  Wallops Island - White Sands
  USAF Silo bases: Walker AFB - Altus AFB
  
  
  

  External links:

  • Wikipedia: List of rocket launch sites
  
  

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  Ref. update: 19.08.25

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