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| "rockets": [ | |
| { | |
| "id": "v2", | |
| "name": "V-2 (A4)", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1942, | |
| "engine": "Liquid-propellant rocket engine (A-4 motor, 25 t thrust)", | |
| "purpose": "Long-range ballistic missile, first object to reach space", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 1000, | |
| "type": "Expendable guided ballistic missile", | |
| "fuel": "75% ethanol/25% water (fuel), liquid oxygen (oxidizer)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Germany", | |
| "operator": "German Army (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["First space-boundary crossing (20 June 1944)", "Targeting London and Antwerp (1944–45)"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/V-2rocket.jpg", | |
| "description": "The V-2 was the world's first operational ballistic missile and the first rocket to reach space. Developed by Wernher von Braun's team in Nazi Germany, it became the foundation for both American and Soviet space programs after WWII." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "mercury_redstone", | |
| "name": "Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1960, | |
| "engine": "Rocketdyne A-7 (modified Redstone engine)", | |
| "purpose": "Suborbital crewed and test flights for Project Mercury", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 1500, | |
| "type": "Expendable suborbital launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "Ethyl alcohol (fuel), liquid oxygen (oxidizer)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "NASA (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Mercury-Redstone 3 (Alan Shepard)", "Mercury-Redstone 4 (Gus Grissom)"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Mercury-Redstone_Block_2.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Mercury-Redstone was America's first crewed space launch vehicle, carrying the first American astronauts on suborbital flights. Based on the Army's Redstone missile, it launched Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom on historic 15-minute spaceflights that paved the way for orbital missions." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "r7_semyorka", | |
| "name": "R-7 Semyorka", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1957, | |
| "engine": "RD-107/108 (four-chamber turbopump engines)", | |
| "purpose": "First ICBM; basis for Sputnik, Vostok, Soyuz launchers", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 5000, | |
| "type": "Expendable ICBM/space launcher family", | |
| "fuel": "Kerosene (fuel), liquid oxygen (oxidizer)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Soviet Union", | |
| "operator": "OKB-1 / Soviet Strategic Missile Troops (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Launch of Sputnik 1", "First crewed Vostok flights"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Vostok-1_Launch.jpg", | |
| "description": "The R-7 Semyorka was the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile and the foundation of Soviet space exploration. It launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and later evolved into the reliable Soyuz rocket family that continues to carry astronauts to space today." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "saturn_v", | |
| "name": "Saturn V", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1967, | |
| "engine": "5 × F-1 (S-IC), 5 × J-2 (S-II, S-IVB)", | |
| "purpose": "Super heavy-lift for Apollo lunar missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 140000, | |
| "type": "Expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1 (fuel in S-IC), LH2 (fuel in S-II/S-IVB), LOX (oxidizer)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "NASA (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Apollo 11 lunar landing", "Skylab 1 launch"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Saturn_V_on_LC-39A.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Saturn V was the most powerful rocket ever successfully operated, standing 363 feet tall and weighing 6.2 million pounds when fully fueled. It carried all Apollo lunar missions, including the historic Apollo 11 that first landed humans on the Moon in 1969." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "space_shuttle", | |
| "name": "Space Shuttle", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1981, | |
| "engine": "3 × RS-25 main engines + 2 × SRBs", | |
| "purpose": "Reusable crewed orbital transport & satellite deployment/ISS assembly", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 27500, | |
| "type": "Partially reusable spaceplane", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX (main engines), solid propellant (SRBs)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "NASA (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Hubble servicing missions", "ISS construction"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/STS-135_launch.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Space Shuttle was the world's first partially reusable spacecraft, designed to carry astronauts and cargo to orbit like an airplane. Over 30 years, the five shuttles flew 135 missions, deploying satellites, building the ISS, and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "falcon_9", | |
| "name": "Falcon 9", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2010, | |
| "engine": "9 × Merlin 1C/1D (first), 1 × Merlin 1D Vacuum (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Medium-lift reusable commercial & crewed missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 22800, | |
| "type": "Partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "SpaceX (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["CRS-1 engine-out", "First crewed Demo-2"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/assets/GDA2017-B/SPACE-X-FALCON-9.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Falcon 9 revolutionized spaceflight by demonstrating routine rocket reusability, dramatically reducing launch costs. SpaceX's workhorse rocket has flown over 200 missions, carrying cargo and astronauts to the ISS while landing its first stage boosters for reuse." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "falcon_heavy", | |
| "name": "Falcon Heavy", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2018, | |
| "engine": "27 × Merlin 1D (first), 1 × Merlin 1D Vacuum (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Heavy-lift reusable commercial & government missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 63800, | |
| "type": "Partially reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "SpaceX (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Maiden: Roadster payload", "USSF STP-2 certification"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Falcon_Heavy_launch.jpeg", | |
| "description": "The Falcon Heavy is currently the world's most powerful operational rocket, essentially three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together. Its maiden flight captured global attention by launching Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space, demonstrating the rocket's capability for heavy payloads." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "starship", | |
| "name": "SpaceX Starship", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2023, | |
| "engine": "6 × Raptor (sea level), 3 × Raptor Vac (vacuum)", | |
| "purpose": "Super heavy-lift fully reusable interplanetary transport", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 150000, | |
| "type": "Partially reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "Methane/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "SpaceX (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["IFT-4 orbital velocity", "IFT-6 splashdown landing"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Starship_24_static_fire.jpg", | |
| "description": "Starship is SpaceX's next-generation fully reusable spacecraft designed for missions to Mars and beyond. Standing 120 meters tall when stacked with its Super Heavy booster, it aims to be the most powerful rocket ever built and enable large-scale space colonization." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "sls", | |
| "name": "Space Launch System (SLS)", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2022, | |
| "engine": "4 × RS-25 (core), 2 × 5-segment SRBs", | |
| "purpose": "Super heavy-lift for NASA Artemis lunar deep-space missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 95000, | |
| "type": "Expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX (core), solid propellant (boosters)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "NASA (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Artemis I uncrewed lunar mission"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/SLS_Artemis_I.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA's most powerful rocket ever built, designed to return humans to the Moon under the Artemis program. Using upgraded Space Shuttle main engines and solid rocket boosters, it successfully launched the uncrewed Artemis I mission around the Moon in 2022." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "soyuz", | |
| "name": "Soyuz", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1966, | |
| "engine": "RD-107/RD-108", | |
| "purpose": "Crewed and uncrewed payloads to LEO", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 7080, | |
| "type": "Expendable medium-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1 (kerosene)/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Soviet Union/Russia", | |
| "operator": "Roscosmos (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Vostok 1", "Soyuz 1", "ISS crew rotations"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Vostok-1_Launch.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Soyuz rocket family is the most reliable and frequently used launch vehicle in history, based on the original R-7 design. For decades, it has been the primary means of crew transportation to the International Space Station, maintaining an exceptional safety record." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "long_march_5", | |
| "name": "Long March 5", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2016, | |
| "engine": "2×YF-77 + 4×YF-100", | |
| "purpose": "Heavy payloads to LEO and GTO", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 25000, | |
| "type": "Expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "China", | |
| "operator": "CASC (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Tianwen 1", "Chang'e 5", "Tianhe core module"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Long_March_5_Y3_launch.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Long March 5 is China's most powerful rocket, enabling the country's ambitious deep space missions including Mars exploration and lunar sample return. This heavy-lift vehicle launched the Tianwen-1 Mars rover and the Chang'e 5 lunar sample return mission." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "new_glenn", | |
| "name": "New Glenn", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2025, | |
| "engine": "7 × BE-4 (first), 2 × BE-3U (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Heavy-lift partially reusable commercial & planetary missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 45000, | |
| "type": "Partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "Methane/LOX (first), LH₂/LOX (second)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "Blue Origin (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Maiden: Blue Ring Pathfinder"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/New_Glenn_on_LC36.jpg", | |
| "description": "New Glenn is Blue Origin's orbital-class rocket designed to compete with SpaceX's Falcon Heavy. Named after astronaut John Glenn, this partially reusable heavy-lift vehicle features a reusable first stage and aims to provide cost-effective access to space for commercial customers." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "atlas_v", | |
| "name": "Atlas V", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2002, | |
| "engine": "1 × RD-180 (first), 1 × RL10 (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Medium to heavy-lift for commercial and government missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 18810, | |
| "type": "Expendable medium-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX (first), LH₂/LOX (second)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "ULA (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Mars Perseverance Rover", "Parker Solar Probe"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://space.skyrocket.de/img_lau/atlas-5-541__av-028__msl__3.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Atlas V is one of America's most reliable launch vehicles, with over 100 successful missions including high-profile NASA science missions. Built by ULA, it has launched numerous Mars rovers, planetary probes, and military satellites with exceptional reliability." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "delta_iv_heavy", | |
| "name": "Delta IV Heavy", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2004, | |
| "engine": "3 × RS-68A (first), 1 × RL10B-2 (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Heavy-lift for classified and deep-space missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 28790, | |
| "type": "Expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "ULA (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Orion EFT-1", "NROL classified missions"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://www.ulalaunch.com/images/default-source/default-album/nrol70_vertexp.jpg?sfvrsn=81364a31_0", | |
| "description": "The Delta IV Heavy is America's largest expendable rocket currently in service, consisting of three Delta IV cores strapped together. It primarily launches classified national security payloads and was used for NASA's Orion spacecraft test flight." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "ariane_5", | |
| "name": "Ariane 5", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1996, | |
| "engine": "1 × Vulcain 2 (first), 1 × Aestus (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Heavy-lift for commercial and institutional missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 21000, | |
| "type": "Expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX (first), MMH/N₂O₄ (second)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Europe", | |
| "operator": "Arianespace (commercial)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["James Webb Space Telescope", "Galileo satellites"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/11/10/42/c0111042-800px-wm.jpg", | |
| "description": "The Ariane 5 was Europe's flagship heavy-lift rocket for over 25 years, successfully launching the James Webb Space Telescope and many commercial satellites. Known for its reliability and dual-payload capability, it completed its final mission in 2023 after 117 flights." | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "ariane_6", | |
| "name": "Ariane 6", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2024, | |
| "engine": "1 × Vulcain 2.1 (first), 1 × Vinci (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Versatile launch vehicle for commercial and institutional missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 21500, | |
| "type": "Expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "LH₂/LOX (first), LH₂/LOX (second)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Europe", | |
| "operator": "Arianespace (commercial)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Maiden flight in 2024"], | |
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| "id": "electron", | |
| "name": "Electron", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2017, | |
| "engine": "9 × Rutherford (first), 1 × Rutherford Vacuum (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Small satellite deployment to LEO", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 300, | |
| "type": "Expendable small-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "New Zealand/United States", | |
| "operator": "Rocket Lab (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["NASA CAPSTONE", "Planet Labs satellites"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIL86adIcwufGlH2-D_LiCBgv-_S9ilxExmA&s" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "vulcan_centaur", | |
| "name": "Vulcan Centaur", | |
| "first_flight_year": 2024, | |
| "engine": "2 × BE-4 (first), 1-2 × RL10 (second)", | |
| "purpose": "Medium to heavy-lift replacing Atlas V and Delta IV", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 27200, | |
| "type": "Expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "Methane/LOX (first), LH₂/LOX (second)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "United States", | |
| "operator": "ULA (private)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Peregrine lunar lander", "Dream Chaser missions"], | |
| "active": true, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Vulcan_Centaur_VC2S_launch.jpg" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "n1", | |
| "name": "N1", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1969, | |
| "engine": "30 × NK-15 (first), 8 × NK-15V (second), 4 × NK-21 (third)", | |
| "purpose": "Super heavy-lift for Soviet lunar missions", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 95000, | |
| "type": "Expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Soviet Union", | |
| "operator": "OKB-1 (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Four unsuccessful test flights"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/N1_rocket_rollout.jpg" | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "id": "energia", | |
| "name": "Energia", | |
| "first_flight_year": 1987, | |
| "engine": "4 × RD-170 (boosters), 4 × RD-0120 (core)", | |
| "purpose": "Super heavy-lift for Buran shuttle and large payloads", | |
| "capacity_payload_kg": 100000, | |
| "type": "Expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle", | |
| "fuel": "RP-1/LOX (boosters), LH₂/LOX (core)", | |
| "country_of_origin": "Soviet Union", | |
| "operator": "NPO Energia (government)", | |
| "notable_missions": ["Buran shuttle", "Polyus military satellite"], | |
| "active": false, | |
| "image_url": "https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NASM-A19940076000cp04&max=900" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| } | |