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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 × | Crew Dragon (Dragon 2) SpaceX Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Agency-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | |
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| Company | RSC Energia | Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) | SpaceX |
| Country | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇺🇸 USA | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Status | Active | Active | Active |
| Vehicle type | capsule | capsule | capsule |
| Reusable | No | No | Yes |
| First flight | 2016 | 2026 | 2020 |
| Crew capacity | 3 crewas of [1] | 4 crewas of [1] | 4 crew (up to 7 with no cargo)as of [1] ↑ Most crew |
| Mass | 7,080 kgas of [1] | 25,848 kgas of [1]Crew module + European Service Module (ESM) | 12,519 kgas of [1]Spacecraft + trunk, empty |
| Target orbits | LEO, ISS | Lunar, Deep space | LEO, ISS |
| Mission types | ISS crew rotation | Lunar crew transport, Artemis program | ISS crew rotation, Commercial crew, Private orbital |
| Total flights | ~40 crewed missions (Soyuz MS series)as of [1]Approximate; Soyuz MS series began 2016; Soyuz heritage dates to 1967 ↑ Most experienced | — | 18 crewed missionsas of [2]Approximate; count grows with each CCP and private flight |
| Summary | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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.