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Three active crewed spacecraft carry humans to orbit across four nations.
| Attribute | Crew Dragon (Dragon 2) SpaceX Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | Orion MPCV Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Company | SpaceX | Sierra Space | Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) |
| Country | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Status | Active | In Development | Active |
| Vehicle type | capsule | lifting-body | capsule |
| Reusable | Yes | Yes | No |
| First flight | 2020 | 2027 | 2026 |
| Crew capacity | 4 crew (up to 7 with no cargo)as of [1] ↑ Most crew | up to 7 crew or cargo-onlyas of [1]First missions likely cargo-only for ISS CRS-2 | 4 crewas of [1] |
| Mass | 12,519 kgas of [1]Spacecraft + trunk, empty | ~11,000 kgas of [1]Estimated; landing gear issue found in 2023 structural testing | 25,848 kgas of [1]Crew module + European Service Module (ESM) |
| Target orbits | LEO, ISS | LEO, ISS | Lunar, Deep space |
| Mission types | ISS crew rotation, Commercial crew, Private orbital | ISS cargo (CRS-2), Future crewed access | Lunar crew transport, Artemis program |
| Total flights | 18 crewed missionsas of [2]Approximate; count grows with each CCP and private flight ↑ Most experienced | — | — |
| Summary | Most-flown American crewed spacecraft since the Space Shuttle. Fully reusable capsule supporting NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP). Has transported crews to the ISS, including the stranded Boeing Starliner CFT crew. | Winged lifting-body spaceplane awarded NASA CRS-2 cargo contract. Lands on conventional runways, potentially at any airport with a ~4,500 m runway. First flights will be uncrewed cargo missions. Landing gear test failure in 2023 caused further delays. | NASA's deep-space crew capsule designed for Artemis lunar missions and beyond. Larger than Apollo, pairs with the European Service Module (ESM). Artemis 1 flew uncrewed in Nov 2022; Artemis 2 (first crewed) planned 2026. |
All 6 crewed spacecraft with primary-source citations from SpaceX, NASA, Boeing, Roscosmos, Sierra Space, and CNSA. Pure URL state — bookmark or share the link and the comparison reproduces exactly.