Encyclopedia Astronautica
Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel
. A comprehensive catalog of vehicle
s, technology
, astronaut
s, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA
Space shuttle
to the Soviet Shuttle Buran
.
It is maintained by space enthusiast and author Mark Wade. He has been collecting such information for most of his life.
On July 12, 2011, a message appeared on the website stating that its content had been taken down due to persistent denial of service attacks
; however, the website was restored about two weeks later. The site is also mirrored at an older url.
Space exploration
Space exploration is the use of space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
. A comprehensive catalog of vehicle
Vehicle
A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....
s, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
s, and flights, it includes information from most countries that have had an active rocket research program, from Robert Goddard to the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Space shuttle
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
to the Soviet Shuttle Buran
Shuttle Buran
The Buran spacecraft , GRAU index 11F35 K1 was a Russian orbital vehicle analogous in function and design to the US Space Shuttle and developed by Chief Designer Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy of Energia rocket corporation...
.
It is maintained by space enthusiast and author Mark Wade. He has been collecting such information for most of his life.
On July 12, 2011, a message appeared on the website stating that its content had been taken down due to persistent denial of service attacks
Denial-of-service attack
A denial-of-service attack or distributed denial-of-service attack is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users...
; however, the website was restored about two weeks later. The site is also mirrored at an older url.