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Partially reusable space launch vehicles

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Space Shuttle
partially reusable launch system and space plane developed by NASA (1981–2011)
Falcon 9
partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX
Falcon Heavy
heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle made by SpaceX
Buran
first and only operational spaceplane in the Soviet Buran programme
Ares I
canceled NASA rocket for project Constellation.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
research aircraft by Boeing
Ares V
canceled rocket from NASA's Constellation program
Buran programme
Soviet reusable spaceplane programme
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
third major version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
current version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
Neutron
orbital launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab
Shuttle-derived vehicle
vehicle derived from the Space Shuttle
Themis
European Space Agency reusable launcher prototype
Shuttle-C
thumb|right|An artist's conception of a Shuttle-C launching at night thumb|Shuttle-C in space with its cargo bay doors open The Shuttle-C was a study by NASA to turn the Space Shuttle launch stack into a dedicated uncrewed cargo launcher. The Space Shuttle external tank and Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) would be combined with a cargo module to take the place of the Shuttle orbiter and include the main engines. Various Shuttle-C concepts were investigated between 1984 and 1995.
Unified Launch Vehicle
proposed Indian launch vehicle family
Soyuz-7
The Soyuz-7 () or Amur () is a partially-reusable, methane–fueled, orbital launch vehicle currently in the design concept stage of development by the Roscosmos State Corporation in Russia. The preliminary design process began in October 2020, with operational flights planned for no earlier than 2030. Amur is intended to substitute for the existing Soyuz-2, at a much lower per launch cost.
CALLISTO
thumb|Overview of the architecture of CALLISTO CALLISTO (Cooperative Action Leading to Launcher Innovation in Stage Toss-back Operations) is a reusable VTVL demonstrator propelled by a small 40 kN Japanese LOX-LH2 rocket engine. It is being developed jointly by the French (CNES), German (DLR), and Japanese (JAXA) national space agencies. thumb|Simulation of mass flow around CALLISTO thumb|Early illustration of CALLISTO thumb|Model of CALLISTO at Paris Air Show 2025 The goals for CALLISTO are to mature and demonstrate the technologies which are necessary to build and operate a reusable launch v
Liberty
launch vehicle design
Jupiter
proposed family of heav-lift launch vehicles
Miura 5
orbital recoverable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Spanish company PLD Space
Ariane Next
orbital recoverable launch vehicle of the European company ArianeGroup
RLV-Technology Demonstration Programme
Indian program to develop a TSTO reusable launch vehicle
LKS
soviet spaceplane project