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astronautix.com Alphabetic Index - C
C-1A - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - USA
C-1 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 65S3
C-4 - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - USA
Cabana - Robert (Bob) Donald Cabana - American Astronaut - 1985 NASA Group
Cagle Myrtle - Myrtle Cagle - American Astronaut candidate - 1960 NASA Women Group (Candidate)
Cagle - Yvonne Darlene Cagle - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Cajun - Launch Vehicle - USA
Caldeiro - Fernando (Frank) Caldeiro - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Caldwell - Tracy Ellen Caldwell - American Astronaut - 1998 NASA Group
Caleb-1 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 1,033 kg
Caleb-2 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 267 kg
Caleb-3 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 35 kg
Caleb-4 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 5 kg
Caleb - Launch Vehicle - USA
Calsphere - Spacecraft - Calibration - - USA
Camarda - Charles Joseph Camarda - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
CAMEO - Spacecraft - Earth - Magnetosphere - USA
Cameron - Kenneth Donald Cameron - American Astronaut - 1984 NASA Group
Campbell W H - William H Campbell - Astronaut candidate - Payload Specialist (Candidate)
Campbell W J - William John Campbell - Astronaut candidate - 1963 NASA Group (Candidate)
Canadian PPS - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - Canada
Cancelled manned flights - Article: Is what might have been better than what was?
Cannon - Joseph Cannon - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (Bell)
Cannonball - Spacecraft - Calibration - - USA
Canyon - Spacecraft - ELINT - - USA
Cape Canaveral - Launch Site - USA
CAPRICORN - Spacecraft - Communications - Military - USA
Carey - Duane (Digger) Gene Carey - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Carpenter - Malcolm Scott Carpenter - American Astronaut - 1959 NASA Group
Carr - Gerald (Gerry) Paul Carr - American Astronaut - 1966 NASA Group
Carretto - Joseph Anthony Carretto Jr - American Astronaut - 1985 DoD Group 3
Carter - Dr Manley Lanier (Sonny) Carter Jr - American Astronaut - 1984 NASA Group
Carvalho Benoliel - Jose Augusto Carvalho Benoliel - Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Casper - John Howard Casper - American Astronaut - 1984 NASA Group
Casserino - Frank James Casserino - American Astronaut - 1979 DoD Group 1
Cassini - Spacecraft - Planetary - Outer Planets - United States
Castor 120 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 168,000 kgf
Castor 120 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 53,020 kg
Castor 1 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 3,852 kg
Castor 2 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 26,402 kgf - See TX-354-3
Castor 2 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 4,424 kg
Castor 4A - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 48,774 kgf
Castor 4A - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 11,743 kg
Castor 4AXL - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 61,164 kgf
Castor 4B - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 43,746 kgf - See Castor 4BXL
Castor 4B - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 11,400 kg
Castor 4BXL - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 43,746 kgf
Castor 4 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 41,524 kgf
Castor 4 - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 10,534 kg
CAT - Spacecraft - Technology - - Europe
CBERS - Spacecraft - Earth - Landsat - Brazil/China
CD Module - Rocket Engine - USA - Lox/LH2 propellants - 750,708 kgf
CD-ROM! - Article: Sorry, no longer available.
CDS - Spacecraft - Technology - Communications - USA
Celebrating Gagarin's Anniversary - Article: James Oberg remembers Yuri
Celestis - Spacecraft - Burial - - USA
Cenker - Robert Joseph Cenker - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Centaur B-X - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 19,138 kg
Centaur C-X - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 19,138 kg
Centaur C - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 15,600 kg
Centaur D/E - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 16,258 kg
Centaur G Prime - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 19,501 kg
Centaur G STS - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 16,327 kg
Centaur G - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 23,880 kg
Centaur IIA - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 19,073 kg
Centaur IIIA - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 18,710 kg
Centaur IIIB - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 22,960 kg
Centaur II - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 18,833 kg
Centaur I - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 15,600 kg
Centaur V1 - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 22,825 kg
Centaur V2 - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 23,050 kg
Cernan - Eugene Andrew (Gene) Cernan - American Astronaut - 1963 NASA Group
Cetus - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 50 kg
Chaffee - Dr Roger Bruce Chaffee - American Astronaut - 1963 NASA Group
Chalet - Spacecraft - ELINT - - USA
Challenger - Spacecraft - Manned - Spaceplane - USA
Chamber/single nozzle - Rocket Engine - USA - Lox/LH2 propellants - 1,349,250 kgf
Chamitoff - Gregory Errol Chamitoff - American Astronaut - 1998 NASA Group
Champine - Robert A Champine - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (NASA)
Chandra - Spacecraft - Astronomy - X-ray - United States
Chang-Diaz - Dr Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz - American Astronaut - 1980 NASA Group
Chapman - Dr Philip Kenyon Chapman - American Astronaut - 1967 NASA Group
Chappell - Charles Richard Chappell - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Chariot - Rocket Engine - - LF2/Hydrazine propellants - 15,900 kgf
Chawla - Dr Kalpana Chawla - American Astronaut - 1995 NASA Group
Cheh - Anatoly Merkuryevich Cheh - Russian Cosmonaut - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group
Cheli - Maurizio Cheli - Italian Astronaut - 1992 NASA Group
Chelomei Space Interceptor - Spacecraft - Manned- Spaceplane - Russia - See LKS
Chelomei - Sergey Vladimirovich Chelomei - Russian Cosmonaut - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group
Chemical Release Observation - Spacecraft - Military- SDI - United States - See CRO
Chervyakov - Valeri Georgievich Chervyakov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Chiao - Dr Leroy Chiao - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
Childs - Stuart R Childs - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (USAF)
Chilton - Kevin Pathrick (Chili) Chilton - American Astronaut - 1987 NASA Group
China Lake - Launch Site - USA
China Type E - Launch Vehicle - China - See Project 921
China - Article: A chronology with links to the amazing history or rocket development in China.
Chinastar - Space Project - Communications -
Chinese Lunar Base - Spacecraft - Manned - Lunar Base - China
Chinese Manned Capsule 1978 - Spacecraft - Manned - Spacecraft - China
Chinese Manned Space Program: Behind Closed Doors - Article: Ed Grondine's account of China's 'Long March' to an independent manned space capability.
Chinese Space Suit - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - China
Chinese Supergun - Launch Vehicle - USA
Chirkin - Viktor Martynovich Chirkin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1979 Buran Group
Chretien - Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chretien - French Cosmonaut - 1979 International Group
Chuchin - Sergey Andreyevich Chuchin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group
Chumakov - Chumakov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1965 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Churin - Mikhail Churin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1992 Civilian Engineer Group
CIA's National Intelligence Estimate of March 1967 - Article: What did the US know about Soviet lunar plans? This annotated version of the CIA's National Intelligence Estimate of March 1967 compares what the CIA expected to happen with what the Soviets expected at the same time...
Clark - Laurel Blair Salton Clark - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Clark - Spacecraft - Earth - Atmosphere - United States
Cleave - Dr Mary Louise Cleave - American Astronaut - 1980 NASA Group
Clegg - Robert Henry Clegg - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Clementine - Spacecraft - Planetary - Lunar - United States
Clervoy - Jean-Francois Clervoy - French Astronaut - 1992 NASA Group
Clifford - Michael Richard Uram (Rich) Clifford - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
Cluster 2 - Spacecraft - Earth - Magnetosphere - ESA
Cluster II - Spacecraft - Earth- Magnetosphere - ESA - See Cluster 2
Cluster - Spacecraft - Earth - Magnetosphere - Europe
Co-axial turboramjet - Rocket Engine - Germany - Air/LH2 propellants - 25,492 kgf
Coats - Michael Lloyd (Mike) Coats - American Astronaut - 1978 NASA Group
Cobb - Geraldyne M "Jerrie" Cobb - American Astronaut candidate - 1960 NASA Women Group (Candidate)
COBE - Spacecraft - Astronomy - Infrared - United States
Cocentino Munaretto - Luiz Alberto Cocentino Munaretto - Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Cockrell - Kenneth Dale Cockrell - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
Cold Gas Thruster Module - Rocket Engine - USA - Nitrogen propellants - 11 kgf
Coleman Cranston - Cranston R Coleman - Astronaut candidate - Payload Specialist (Candidate)
Coleman - Dr Catherine (Cady) Grace Coleman - American Astronaut - 1992 NASA Group
Collins Eileen - Eileen Marie Collins - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
Collins Ford - Ford Collins - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Collins - Michael (Mike) Collins - American Astronaut - 1963 NASA Group
Columbia - Spacecraft - Manned - Spaceplane - USA
Columbus Attached Pressurised Module - Spacecraft - - - Europe
Columbus Man-Tended Free Flyer - MTFF - Spacecraft - - - Europe
Columbus Space Station - Spacecraft - - - Europe
Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite. - Spacecraft - Earth- Magnetosphere - USA - See CRRES
COMETS - Spacecraft - Astronomy - - USA
Command Service Module - Spacecraft - Manned- Lunar orbiter - USA - See Apollo CSM
Composite Solid Propellants - Article: The detailed chemistry and development of composite solid propellants by Andre Bedard.
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory - Spacecraft - Astronomy- Gamma Ray - United States - See GRO
Comstar - Space Project - Communications -
Conditions of Use - Article: Obtaining permission for use of materials from astronautix.com
Conestoga - Launch Vehicle - USA
Conrad - Charles Peter (Pete) Conrad Jr - American Astronaut - 1962 NASA Group
Contacting Astronauts and Cosmonauts - Article: Leads on getting in touch with astronauts.
Convair Project 7969 - Spacecraft - Manned - Spacecraft - USA
Convair Shuttlecraft - Spacecraft - Manned - Spaceplane - USA
Conventional ASAT - Spacecraft - Military - ASAT - USA
Cooper George - George Cooper - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (NASA)
Cooper - Leroy Gordon (Gordo) Cooper Jr - American Astronaut - 1959 NASA Group
Coralie - Rocket Stage - France - N2O4/UDMH - 11,894 kg - See Europa-2
Corona - Spacecraft - Surveillance- Military - USA - See KH-1
Corporal - Launch Vehicle - USA
Corsa A - Spacecraft - Technology - - Japan
COS - Spacecraft - Technology - - Europe
Cosmic Background Explorer - Spacecraft - Astronomy- Infrared - United States - See COBE
Cosmonauts, Died in Space - Article: James Oberg's classic debunking of all those 'dead cosmonaut' stories.
Courier - Spacecraft - Technology - Communications - USA
Covert Space Denial - Spacecraft - Manned- Combat - USA - See Apollo LM CSD
Covette - Antoine Covette - Cosmonaut candidate - 1986 International Group (Candidate)
Covey - Richard Oswalt (Dick) Covey - American Astronaut - 1978 NASA Group
CPAC/Orion 38 - Spacecraft - Burial - - USA - See Celestis
CPAC - Spacecraft - Burial - - USA
Creamer - Timothy John Creamer - American Astronaut - 1998 NASA Group
Creighton - John Oliver Creighton - American Astronaut - 1978 NASA Group
Crews - Albert Hanlin Crews Jr - American Astronaut - 1962 USAF Dynasoar Group
Crippen - Robert Laurel (Bob) Crippen - American Astronaut - 1966 USAF MOL Group 2
CRO - Spacecraft - Military - SDI - United States
Crombie - Robert Buck Crombie - American Astronaut - 1985 DoD Group 3
Crossfield - Albert Scott Crossfield - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (USAF)
Crouch - Dr Roger Keith Crouch - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
CRRES - Spacecraft - Earth - Magnetosphere - USA
Cryogenic Upper Stage - Rocket Stage - Russia - Lox/LH2 - 77,000 kg - See Energia EUS
Crystal - Spacecraft - Surveillance- Military - USA - See KH-11
CS-1 - Spacecraft - Communications - - Japan
CS-2 - Spacecraft - Communications - - Japan
CS-3 - Spacecraft - Communications - - Japan
CS - Space Project - Communications -
CSU-2P - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - USA
CSU-4/P - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - USA
CSU-5/P - Spacecraft - Manned - Space Suits - USA
CTA - Spacecraft - Technology - - Canada
CTS - Spacecraft - Communications - - Canada
Culbertson - Frank Lee Culbertson Jr - American Astronaut - 1984 NASA Group
Cunningham Stephen - Stephen Lee Cunningham - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Cunningham - Ronnie Walter (Walt) Cunningham - American Astronaut - 1963 NASA Group
Curbeam - Robert Lee Curbeam Jr - American Astronaut - 1995 NASA Group
Currie - Nancy Jane Currie (nee Sherlock) - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
CZ-1-1 - Rocket Stage - China - Nitric acid/UDMH - 64,100 kg
CZ-1-2 - Rocket Stage - China - Nitric acid/UDMH - 15,000 kg
CZ-1-3 - Rocket Stage - China - Solid - 2,000 kg
CZ-1C-3 - Rocket Engine - China - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 11,000 kgf
CZ-1C-3 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 6,400 kg
CZ-1C - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-1D-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 14,850 kg
CZ-1D-3 - Rocket Engine - China - Solid propellants - kgf
CZ-1D-3 - Rocket Stage - China - Solid - 875 kg
CZ-1D - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-1 - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-1M-3 - Rocket Stage - China - Solid - 1,830 kg
CZ-1M - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2 Spaceplane Launcher - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2A - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2C-1 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 153,000 kg
CZ-2C-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 39,000 kg
CZ-2C/SD-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 55,000 kg
CZ-2C/SD - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2C - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2D - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2E(A)-0 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 80,000 kg
CZ-2E(A) - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2E-0 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 41,000 kg
CZ-2E-1 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 196,500 kg
CZ-2E-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 91,500 kg
CZ-2E - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-2F - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-3-1 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 151,000 kg
CZ-3-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 39,000 kg
CZ-3-3 - Rocket Stage - China - Lox/LH2 - 10,500 kg
CZ-3A-1 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 179,000 kg
CZ-3A-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 33,600 kg
CZ-3A-3 - Rocket Stage - China - Lox/LH2 - 21,000 kg
CZ-3A - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-3B - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-3C - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-3 - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-4A-1 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 192,700 kg
CZ-4A-2 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 39,550 kg
CZ-4A-3 - Rocket Stage - China - N2O4/UDMH - 15,150 kg
CZ-4A - Launch Vehicle - China
CZ-4B - Launch Vehicle - China
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