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Kadenyuk - Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk - Ukrainian Cosmonaut - 1976 Air Force Group
Kagoshima - Launch Site - Japan
Kaiser Wilhelm Geschuetz - Launch Vehicle - Germany - See Paris Gun
Kakehashi - Spacecraft - Communications -
- Japan
Kaleri - Aleksandr Yuryevich Kaleri - Russian Cosmonaut - 1984 Civilian Engineer Group
Kankoh Maru - Launch Vehicle -
Kappa - Launch Vehicle - Japan
Kapustin Yar - Launch Site - Russia
Kapustin - Kapustin - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1965 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Karash - Yuri Karash - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1990 Journalist Group (Candidate)
Karashtin - Dr Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1989 Physician Group
Karasyov - Karasyov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1965 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Karateyev - Aleksey Vasiliyevich Karateyev - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1989 Physician Group (Candidate)
Karlin - Vitaly Sergeyevich Karlin - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Karpov V - V A Karpov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1960 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Karpov - V Karpov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1990 Journalist Group (Candidate)
Kartashov - Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1960 Air Force Group
Kartukov LL - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 1,500 kgf
Kartukov P-15M - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - kgf
Kartukov P-35 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 30,000 kgf
Kartukov P-5 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 18,300 kgf
Kartukov P-6 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - kgf
Kartukov Soyuz SAS - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 80,100 kgf
Kartukov Soyuz T - TM SAS 17k - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 17,500 kgf
Kartukov Soyuz T - TM SAS 73k - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid propellants - 73,000 kgf
Katys - Georgiy Petrovich Katys - Russian Cosmonaut - 1964 Voskhod Group
Kavandi - Dr Janet Lynn Kavandi - American Astronaut - 1995 NASA Group
K - Spacecraft - Planetary-
Mars - USSR - See Kosmoplan
KDU-414 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 200 kgf
KDU-426 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 315 kgf
KE ASAT - Spacecraft - Military -
ASAT - USA
Keldysh Bomber - Launch Vehicle - USSR
Keldysh Bomber - Rocket Stage - USSR - Lox/Kerosene - 100,000 kg
Keldysh Sled - Rocket Stage - USSR - Lox/Kerosene - 50,000 kg
Kelly Mark - Mark Edward Kelly - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Kelly Scott - Scott Joseph Kelly - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Kelly - James McNeal (Vegas) Kelly - American Astronaut - 1996 NASA Group
Kennan - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USA - See KH-11
Kerwin - Dr Joseph Peter Kerwin - American Astronaut - 1965 NASA Group
KEW-1 - Rocket Engine - - N2O4/MMH propellants - 3 kgf - See KEW-1
KEW-2 - Rocket Engine - - N2O4/MMH propellants - 22 kgf
KEW-3 - Rocket Engine - - N2O4/MMH propellants - 45 kgf
KEW-4 - Rocket Engine - - N2O4/MMH propellants - 226 kgf
KH-11 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-12 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-1 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-2 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-3 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-4A - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-4B - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-4 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-5 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-6 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-7 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-8 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
KH-9 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USA
Khan - Amer Khan - Cosmonaut candidate - 1988 International Group (Candidate)
Khatulev - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Khatulev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group
Khaustov - Aleksandr Nikolayevich Khaustov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1984 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Khludeyev - Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Air Force Group
Khokhlachova - Irina M Khokhalachova - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1989 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Kholod - Rocket Stage - Russia - Air/Kerosene - 550,000 kg
Khrunov - Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1960 Air Force Group
Kikuchi - Ryoko Kikuchi - Japanese Cosmonaut - 1989 Commercial Group
Kilrain - Susan Leigh Kilrain (nee Still) - American Astronaut - 1995 NASA Group
Kim - Cheol-Min Kim - Cosmonaut candidate - 1995 Commercial Group (Candidate)
Kincheloe - Iven C Kincheloe - American Test Pilot - Test Pilot (USAF)
Kiselyov Aleksandr - Dr Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Physician Group
Kishigami - Yunichi Kishigami - Japanese Cosmonaut - 1985 NASDA Group
Kistler K-1 - Launch Vehicle - USA
Kistler Stage 1 - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/Kerosene - 250,000 kg
Kistler Stage 2 - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/Kerosene - 131,000 kg
Kitsat - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Korea South
Kizim - Leonid Denissovich Kizim - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Air Force Group
KK - Spacecraft - Manned -
Mars Expedition - Russia
KKO-15 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Suits - USSR
KKO-3 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Suits - USSR
KKO-5 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Suits - USSR
Klimuk - Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Air Force Group
Klyushnikova - Dr Olga Nikolayevna Klyushnikova - Russian Cosmonaut - 1980 Female Group
Knight - William Joseph (Pete) Knight - American Astronaut - 1962 USAF Dynasoar Group
Knolle - Byron Franklin Jr Knolle - Astronaut candidate - 1962 NASA Group (Candidate)
Kobalt - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USSR - See Yantar-4K2
Koellner - Eberhard Koellner - German Cosmonaut - 1976 Intercosmos Group
Koermer - James P Koermer - Astronaut candidate - Payload Specialist (Candidate)
Koiki - Toshio Koiki - Cosmonaut candidate - 1989 Commercial Group (Candidate)
Kolesnikov - Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Air Force Group
Kolodin - Pyotr Ivanovich Kolodin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1963 Air Force Group
Kolomiytsev - Ordinard Panteleymonovich Kolomitsev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1967 Academy of Sciences Group
Koltso - Spacecraft - Military -
Target - USSR
Komarov - Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1960 Air Force Group
Kometa/Siluet - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USSR - See Yantar-1KFT
KOMPSAT - Spacecraft - Technology -
Communications - Korea, United States
Kondakova - Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova - Russian Cosmonaut - 1989 Civilian Engineer Group
Kondratiyev Dmitry - Dmitry Yurievich Kondratiyev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1997 Air Force Group
Kondratiyev - Sergey Kondratyev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group
Kononenko Oleg Dmitriyevich - Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1996 Air Force Group
Kononenko - Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1977 Buran Group
Konrad - John Harrison Konrad - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Konyukhov - Konyukhov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1965 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Kopra - Timothy L Kopra - American Astronaut - 2000 NASA Group 18
Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite - Spacecraft - Technology-
Communications - Korea, United States - See KOMPSAT
Koreasat - Space Project - Communications -
Korniyenko - Mikhail Borisovich Korniyenko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1998 Civilian Engineer Group
Korolev Rocket Plane - Spacecraft - Manned -
Rocketplane - USSR
Korolev Suborbital Manned Spacecraft - Spacecraft - -
-
Korolev, Chelomei, and Glushko - A Work In Progress - Article: Unfinished story on the struggle between the Russian chief desingers.
Korolev - Article: Unfinished story on the struggle between the Russian chief desingers.
Korotkov - Korotkov - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1963 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Korzun - Valeri Grigoryevich Korzun - Russian Cosmonaut - 1987 Air Force Group
Kosmoplan - Spacecraft - Planetary -
Mars - USSR
Kosmos 11K63 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 11K65 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 11K65M - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 1 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 65S3
Kosmos 2I - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 11K63
Kosmos 2M - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 63S1M
Kosmos 3 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 11K65
Kosmos 3M - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 11K65M
Kosmos 3MP - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine - See Kosmos 65MP
Kosmos 63S1 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 63S1M - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 65MP - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos 65S3 - Launch Vehicle - Ukraine
Kosmos A-1 - Rocket Stage - Ukraine - Nitric acid/Kerosene - 39,515 kg
Kosmos A-2 - Rocket Stage - Ukraine - Lox/UDMH - 8,595 kg
Kosmos-1 - Rocket Stage - Ukraine - Nitric acid/UDMH - 87,200 kg
Kosmos-2 - Rocket Stage - Ukraine - Nitric acid/UDMH - 20,135 kg
Koszelak - Stanley Norbert Koszelak Jr - American Astronaut - Payload Specialist
Kotov - Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1996 Air Force Group
Kourou - Launch Site - French Guiana
Kovalyonok - Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovalyonok - Russian Cosmonaut - 1967 Air Force Group
Kozelsky - Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky - Russian Cosmonaut - 1967 Air Force Group
Kozeyev - Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev - Russian Cosmonaut - 1996 Civilian Engineer Group
Kozlov - Vladimir Ivanovich Kozlov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1970 Air Force Group
Kozyuba - O I Kozyuba - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1964 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Kramarenko - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kramarenko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1965 Air Force Group
Kratochvil - Gary Kratochvil - Astronaut candidate - Payload Specialist (Candidate)
KRD-417 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 1,929 kgf - See KTDU-417
KRD-442 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 447 kgf
KRD-604 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Solid/Liquid propellants - kgf
KRD-61 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 1,918 kgf
KRD-79 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 315 kgf
Krechet - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Suits - USSR
Kregel - Kevin Richard Kregel - American Astronaut - 1992 NASA Group
Krichevsky - Sergei Vladimirovich Krichevsky - Russian Cosmonaut - 1989 Air Force Group
Krikalyov - Sergei Konstantiovich Krikalyov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1985 Civilian Engineer Group
Krikun - Yuri Yurievich Krikun - Russian Cosmonaut - 1990 Journalist Group
Kristall - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - Russia
KRR-300 - Rocket Engine - Russia - propellants - 10,000 kgf
KRT-25 Radio Telescope - Spacecraft - Astronomy -
Radio - Russia
KS-50 - Rocket Engine - - Lox/Kerosene propellants - kgf
KS - Spacecraft - Military -
FOBS - USSR
KSI - Spacecraft - Manned-
Logistics - USSR - See KSI
KTDU-35 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 417 kgf
KTDU-414 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 200 kgf - See KDU-414
KTDU-417-B - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 350 kgf - See KTDU-417-B
KTDU-417 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 1,929 kgf - See KTDU-417
KTDU-425A - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 1,928 kgf - See KTDU-425A
KTDU-425 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 1,922 kgf
KTDU-53 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 417 kgf - See KTDU-53
KTDU-5A - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/Amine propellants - 4,643 kgf
KTDU-66 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Nitric acid/UDMH propellants - 417 kgf
KTDU-80 - Rocket Engine - Russia - N2O4/UDMH propellants - 632 kgf
Kubasov - Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov - Russian Cosmonaut - 1966 Civilian Engineer Group
Kugno - Eduard Pavlovich Kugno - Russian Cosmonaut - 1963 Air Force Group
Kuipers - Andre Kuipers - Netherlands Astronaut - 1998 ESA Group
Kuklin - Anatoli Petrovich Kuklin - Russian Cosmonaut - 1963 Air Force Group
Kuleshova - Natalya Dmitriyevna Kuleshova - Russian Cosmonaut - 1980 Female Group
Kulik - Aleksandr Georgiyevich Kulik - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1978 Civilian Engineer Group (Candidate)
Kupon - Spacecraft - Communications -
- USSR
Kurchatov Mars - Spacecraft - Manned -
Mars Expedition - Russia
Kuts - Kuts - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1965 Air Force Group (Candidate)
Kuziora - Tadeusz Kuziora - Cosmonaut candidate - 1976 Intercosmos Group (Candidate)
Kuznetsova - Tatyana Dmitryevna Kuznetsova - Russian Cosmonaut - 1962 Female Group
Kvant-2 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - Russia
Kvant - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USSR
Kvasova - Kvasova - Russian Cosmonaut candidate - 1962 Female Group (Candidate)
KVD-1, D-56 - Rocket Engine - Russia - Lox/LH2 propellants - 7,100 kgf - See RD-56
KVD-1M LNG - Rocket Engine - Russia - Lox/LNG propellants - 7,495 kgf - See RD-56M LNG
KVD-1M - Rocket Engine - Russia - Lox/LH2 propellants - 7,503 kgf - See RD-56M
Kwangmyongsong - Spacecraft - Technology -
Communications - Korea North
Kyzhelnaya - Nadezda Vasilyevna Kyzhelnaya - Russian Cosmonaut - 1994 Civilian Engineer Group
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