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O�Connor - Bryan Daniel O�Connor - American Astronaut - 1980 NASA Group
O�Leary - Brian Todd O�Leary - American Astronaut - 1967 NASA Group
OAM - Rocket Stage - USA - Hydrazine - 714 kg
OAO - Spacecraft - Astronomy -
Visible - USA
OAST-Flyer - Spacecraft - Technology -
- USA
Object 350 - Launch Vehicle - Russia - See Burya
Oblik - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Cartography - USSR - See Zenit-8
Ochoa - Dr Ellen Lauri Ochoa - American Astronaut - 1990 NASA Group
Ockels - Dr Wubbo Johannes Ockels - Dutch Astronaut - Payload Specialist
ODERACS - Spacecraft - Calibration -
- USA
Odle - Randy Thomas Odle - American Astronaut - 1982 DoD Group 2
Odyssey - Spacecraft - Communications -
- United States
Oefelein - William (Bill) Anthony Oefelein - American Astronaut - 1998 NASA Group
Ofeq 1-2 - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Israel
Ofeq 3 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - Israel
Offeq - Space Project - Technology -
OFO - Spacecraft - Biology -
- USA
OGO - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USA
Ohira - Yoshinobu Ohira - Japanese Cosmonaut - 1985 NASDA Group
Ohsumi - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Japan
OK-M1 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Spaceplane - USSR
OK-M2 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Spaceplane - USSR
OK-M - Spacecraft - Manned -
Spaceplane - USSR
Okada - Kouichi Okada - Cosmonaut candidate - 1989 Commercial Group (Candidate)
Okean-E - Spacecraft - Earth -
Radarsat - USSR
Okean-O1 - Spacecraft - Earth -
Radarsat - USSR
Okean-O - Spacecraft - Earth -
Radarsat - USSR
Okean-OE - Spacecraft - Earth -
Radarsat - USSR
Okean - Space Project - Earth - Radarsat
Oko - Spacecraft - Early Warning -
- USSR
Oktant - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USSR - See Yantar-4K1
Oleg - Spacecraft - Manned-
Space Station - Russia - See Spektr
Olivas - John Daniel Olivas - American Astronaut - 1998 NASA Group
Olympus - Spacecraft - Technology -
Communications - Europe
OME - Rocket Engine - USA - N2O4/MMH propellants - 2,721 kgf
Omega - Spacecraft - Technology -
- USSR
Omelchenko - Svetlana Oktyabrevna Omelchenko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1990 Journalist Group
OMV Variable Thrust Engine - Rocket Engine - USA - N2O4/MMH propellants - 58 kgf
One stage Orbital Space Truck - Launch Vehicle - USA - See OOST ISI
Ongaro - Franco Ongaro - Italian Cosmonaut - 1990 ASI Group
Onizuka - Ellison Shoji Onizuka - American Astronaut - 1978 NASA Group
Onufrienko - Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko - Russian Cosmonaut - 1989 Air Force Group
OOST ISI - Launch Vehicle - USA
OOST ISI - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 5,125,000 kg
OOST - Launch Vehicle - USA
OOST - Rocket Stage - USA - Lox/LH2 - 7,982,000 kg
OP - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USSR
Opel - Launch Vehicle - Germany
OPS + TKS - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USSR
OPS - Spacecraft - Manned-
Space Station - Russia - See Almaz
Orbcomm - Spacecraft - Technology -
Communications - United States
Orbcomm - Space Project - Technology - Comsat
Orbiscal - Spacecraft - Earth -
Ionosphere - USA
Orbital Block - Rocket Stage - Ukraine - N2O4/UDMH - 32,000 kg - See R-56 Block O
Orbital Escape System - Spacecraft - Manned -
Bailout - USA
Orbital Maneuvering System Pods - Rocket Stage - USA - N2O4/MMH - 25,200 kg - See Shuttle Orbiter OMS
Orbital Manoeuvring Vehicle - Spacecraft - -
- USA
Orbital Re-entry Experiment Vehicle - Spacecraft - Technology-
RV - Japan - See OREX
Orbital Scanner - Spacecraft - Technology -
- USA
Orbital Test Satellite - Spacecraft - Technology-
- Europe - See OTS
Orbital Workshop - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USA
Orbitalnky Poyas - Orbital Belt - Spacecraft - Manned-
Space Station - USSR - See OP
Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme UV Spectrometer - Spacecraft - Astronomy-
Ultraviolet - USA - See ORFEUS
Orbiting Frog Otolith - Spacecraft - Biology-
- USA - See OFO
Orbiting Geophysical Laborator - Spacecraft - Earth-
Magnetosphere - USA - See OGO
Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio - Spacecraft - Communications-
Amateur Radio - USA - See Oscar
Orbus 21D - Rocket Stage - USA - Solid - 10,841 kg - See IUS-1
Orbus 21 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 18,508 kgf - See SRM-1
Orbus 6 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 7,996 kgf - See SRM-2
Orbview-2 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Civilian - United States
Orel V2 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Orel V4 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Orel V5 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Orel V6 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Orel V7 RSSLV-2 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Orel V7 RSSLV-3 - Launch Vehicle - Russia
Oreol - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USSR
OREX - Spacecraft - Technology -
RV - Japan
ORFEUS - Spacecraft - Astronomy -
Ultraviolet - USA
Orient Express - Launch Vehicle - USA - See X-30
Oriflamme - Launch Vehicle - France
Orion 38 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 3,525 kgf - See Pegasus-3
Orion 50 - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 12,053 kgf - See Pegasus-2
Orion 50S - Rocket Engine - USA - Solid propellants - 49,447 kgf - See Pegasus-1
Orion - Article: 20,000 tonne Mars Expeditions Using Atom Bomb Propulsion - We could have sent whole cities there by 1970 - the classic web article, by Michael Flora
Orion - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USSR - See Zenit-4MT
Orion - Space Project - Communications -
Orlan - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Suits - USSR
Orlets-1 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - USSR
Orlets-2 - Spacecraft - Surveillance -
Military - Russia
Orlets - Spacecraft - Surveillance-
Military - USSR - See Yantar-6K
Orlets - Space Project - Surveillance - Military
Orsted - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - Denmark
Oryol V3 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USSR - See OK-M1
OS-1 (1965) - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - Russia
OS-1 (1969) - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - Russia
OS-1 Lunar - Spacecraft - Manned -
Lunar orbiter - Russia
OS-1962 - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USSR
Oscar - Spacecraft - Communications -
Amateur Radio - USA
Oscar - Space Project - Communications - Amateur Radio
OS - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USSR
OSOAVIAKHIM - Spacecraft - Manned -
Balloon - USA
OSO - Spacecraft - Solar -
- USA
Ostapenko - Pyotr Ostapenko - Astronaut candidate - Pilot (Candidate)
Osumi - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Japan
Oswald - Stephen Scott Oswald - American Astronaut - 1985 NASA Group
Otrag - Rocket Engine - Germany - Nitric acid/Kerosene propellants - 5,985 kgf
Otrag - Launch Vehicle - Germany
Otrag - Rocket Stage - Germany - Nitric acid/Kerosene - 3,627 kg
OTS 1 - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Europe
OTS - Spacecraft - Technology -
- Europe
Outpost - Spacecraft - Manned -
Space Station - USA
OV-099 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Challenger
OV-101 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Enterprise
OV-102 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Columbia
OV-103 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Discovery
OV-104 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Atlantis
OV-105 - Spacecraft - Manned-
Spaceplane - USA - See Endeavour
OV1 - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USA
OV2 - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USA
OV3 - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USA
OV4 - Spacecraft - Technology -
- USA
OV5 - Spacecraft - Earth -
Magnetosphere - USA
Overberg - Launch Site - South Africa
Overmyer - Robert Franklin (Bob) Overmyer - American Astronaut - 1966 USAF MOL Group 2
Owl - Spacecraft - Earth -
Aurora - USA
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