Talk:Reusable launch vehicle

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List of reusable suborbital spacecraft

Company	Vehicle	Launches to space^[a]				Recovered from space^[b]	Reflown to space^[a]	Reusability	Status	Notes
Company	Vehicle	First	80 to 100Km^[c]	Above 100Km^[d]	Total	Recovered from space^[b]	Reflown to space^[a]	Reusability	Status	Notes
Blue Origin	New Shepard	2015	3	28	31	30	26	Fully reusable	Active	12 crewed, 16 uncrewed
Virgin Galactic	SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity)	2018	12^[e]	0	12	12	11	Fully reusable	Retired (2024)
Mojave Aerospace Ventures/Scaled Composites	SpaceShipOne	2004	0^[e]	3	3	3	2	Fully reusable	Retired (2004)
North American Aviation/USAF/NASA	North American X-15	1962	11^[e]	2	13	12	11	Fully reusable	Retired (1968)

List updated 31 May 2025.

^ ^a ^b Only successful launches counted
^ Only successful recoveries counted
^ Meets the USA government definition of space (80 Km) but does not meet the international definition (100 Km) of space)
^ Meets the international definition of space (100Km)
^ ^a ^b ^c All North American X-15, SpaceShipOne, and SpaceShipTwo suborbital launches were crewed

The proposed table has the same information as the current one, with the addition of the crewed launch notes. It would allow more information to be sorted.

I have considered making the New Shepard entry into two or three lines. With two lines, it would have one line for the launch vehicle and one for the capsule. The three-line version would track the crewed and uncrewed capsules separately. Since all four are fully reusable, it might be justifiable to rename the table to Fully Reusable Suborbital Spacecraft and remove the 'reusability' column. AmigaClone (talk) 15:49, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Starship is as of moment still suborbital. Elk Salmon (talk) 23:24, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[slaunch-1] Only successful launches counted

[2] Only successful recoveries counted

[USAdef-3] Meets the USA government definition of space (80 Km) but does not meet the international definition (100 Km) of space)

[Intdef-4] Meets the international definition of space (100Km)

[crewed-5] All North American X-15, SpaceShipOne, and SpaceShipTwo suborbital launches were crewed

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