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==Kistler K-1 Series==
 
==Kistler K-1 Series==
The K-1 series is a private reusable class of spacecraft in development since the 1990s.  So far none have been constructed.
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==Masten Space Systems eXtreme Altitude Series==
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The XA 1.0 series is a planned reusable class of suborbital spacecraft.  A prototype, XA 0.1, is in testing.

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Reusable spacecraft are vessels designed, intended, and generally used multiple times.

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Enterprise Class OVs

Six shuttles and several test articles have been constructed of the Enterprise Class. There are no plans to construct more, and the fleet is scheduled for retirement in 2010.


Name Hull Number Status
Challenger OV 099 Destroyed with loss of life
Enterprise OV 101 Not Operational
Columbia OV 102 Destroyed with loss of life
Discovery OV 103 Operational
Atlantis OV 104 Operational
Endeavour OV 105 Operational


Buran Class OVs

The Buran Class was the Soviet Union's answer to the United States' shuttle fleet, and was directly based on it with some improvements. Only one of them was completely constructed and flown, and the project was canceled after the Soviet Union was dissolved.

Name Hull Number Status
Buran 1.01 Destroyed
Ptichka 1.02 Not Operational
Baikal 2.01 Not Operational
2.02 Not Operational
2.03 Dismantled


Kistler K-1 Series

The K-1 series is a planned private reusable class of spacecraft in development since the 1990s.


Masten Space Systems eXtreme Altitude Series

The XA 1.0 series is a planned reusable class of suborbital spacecraft. A prototype, XA 0.1, is in testing.