Space Launch Vehicles of the United States
34 entries in the Space Launch Vehicles of the United States compendium.
Advanced Launch SystemJoint USAF-NASA heavy-lift launch vehicle study, 1987–1990.Astra RocketLow-cost small-lift rocket family with two orbital successes.Athena (rocket family)Lockheed Martin solid-propellant launch system, retired and briefly revived.Athena IAmerican small expendable launch system, four flights from 1995 to 2001.Athena IIAmerican small expendable launch system, flown 1998–1999.BluShift AerospaceAmerican developer of biofuel-powered hybrid rocket engines.Chrysler SERVSingle-stage reusable launch vehicle proposed for the Space Shuttle.Comet HLLVSaturn V-derived super heavy-lift vehicle for lunar and Mars missions.Commercial Titan IIICommercial Titan III: four flights, retired after 1992.Eclipse (rocket)Partially reusable medium-lift rocket by Firefly and Northrop Grumman.Firefly AlphaAmerican small satellite launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.ITS launch vehicleSuper-heavy lift launch vehicle designed for Mars missions.Jarvis (rocket)Proposed medium-lift rocket from the ALS study, never built.Juno IFour-stage rocket that launched America's first satellite.Juno IIAmerican launch vehicle derived from the Jupiter missile.DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket FamilyLate-2000s Shuttle-derived alternative to Ares I and Ares V.Jupiter-ARedstone-derived test vehicle for Jupiter MRBM components.Jupiter-CAmerican sub-orbital test vehicle for re-entry nosecone development.Kistler K-1Two-stage fully reusable launch vehicle by Kistler Aerospace.LauncherOneAir-launched liquid-fueled rocket for smallsat payloads.Loki (rocket)Unguided anti-aircraft rocket turned successful sounding rocket family.Mass Driver 1Early electromagnetic launcher built by MIT students in 1976–1977.National Security Space LaunchUSSF program assuring military access to space.NOTS-EV-1 PilotFirst air-launched orbital attempt; all ten launches failed.PGM-19 JupiterFirst USAF nuclear-armed MRBM, deployed in Italy and Turkey.Redstone (rocket family)American rocket family that launched first U.S. satellite and astronauts.Reusable Booster SystemUSAF program for a reusable booster, cancelled in 2012.Rocket Lab ElectronTwo-stage small-lift rocket with electric-pump-fed engines.Space Launching SystemUS Air Force 1960s launch vehicle family, not built.SpaceX launch vehiclesSpaceX builds and flies Falcon rockets and develops Starship.SPARK (rocket)American three-stage solid rocket for small satellite launches.StarTramMaglev-based space launch system for cargo and passengers.Streaker (rocket)SpaceDev's low-cost hybrid rocket for quick-response launches.Terran RPartially reusable heavy-lift rocket from Relativity Space.
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