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The SpaceX Cargo Dragon is a class of reusable uncrewed spacecraft developed to deliver supplies, experiments, and equipment to the International Space Station. In 2012, the original Dragon variant became the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to successfully berth with the orbiting la...
The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), nicknamed Kounotori, was an uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It was designed to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) with pressurized and unpressurized cargo, water, and experiment racks. Between 2009 and...
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was an uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). Across five missions conducted between 2008 and 2014, the vehicle delivered propellant, water, breathable air, and scientific equipmen...
Cygnus is an uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program and operated by Northrop Grumman following corporate acquisitions. It carries food, scientific equipment, spare parts, and other supplies to the International Space Station, where astronauts capture it w...
Tianzhou is China's uncrewed cargo spacecraft for supplying the Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit. First flown in 2017, it carries propellant, equipment, experiments, food, and other provisions, while also supporting orbital refuelling and station operations. After completing a mission, a Ti...
