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Three active crewed spacecraft carry humans to orbit across four nations.
| Attribute | Orion MPCV Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) | RSC Energia | Boeing |
| Country | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Status | Active | Active | Active |
| Vehicle type | capsule | capsule | capsule |
| Reusable | No | No | Yes |
| First flight | 2026 | 2016 | 2024 |
| Crew capacity | 4 crewas of [1] | 3 crewas of [1] | 4 crew (up to 7)as of [1] ↑ Most crew |
| Mass | 25,848 kgas of [1]Crew module + European Service Module (ESM) | 7,080 kgas of [1] | ~13,000 kgas of [1] |
| Target orbits | Lunar, Deep space | LEO, ISS | LEO, ISS |
| Mission types | Lunar crew transport, Artemis program | ISS crew rotation | ISS crew rotation |
| Total flights | — | ~40 crewed missions (Soyuz MS series)as of [1]Approximate; Soyuz MS series began 2016; Soyuz heritage dates to 1967 ↑ Most experienced | 1 crewed mission (CFT)as of [2]CFT crew returned aboard Crew Dragon after thruster and helium leak issues |
| Summary | 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. | Russia's primary crew ferry to the ISS and sole crewed spacecraft in operational use by Roscosmos. The Soyuz design lineage dates to 1967, making it the longest-serving crewed spacecraft series in history. | Boeing's NASA CCP capsule. The Crew Flight Test (May 2024) was plagued by helium leaks and RCS thruster failures, stranding NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams for 8 months before SpaceX Crew Dragon rescued them. |
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