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NASA Manned Spacecraft Center

NASA Manned Spacecraft Center conducted 7 orbital launches and owned 70 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesHouston · Clear Lake, TexasGCAT code MSC

Payloads owned, by decade

4921
1960s1970s

Payloads by mission type

Human spaceflight48
Space science3
Technology1

Main programs

Gemini11Apollo II11LM AS9TDA6Apollo BPS5Mercury MA3Apollo I2ApolloSS2LM DS1LTA1NASA Small1

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Apollo 81968-118ADec 21, 1968MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Apollo 71968-089AOct 11, 1968MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Apollo 51968-007AJan 22, 1968MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
Apollo 41967-113ANov 9, 1967MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Apollo 61968-025AApr 4, 1968MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 81966-020AMar 16, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Gemini 41965-043AJun 3, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 51965-068AAug 21, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 31965-024AMar 23, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 101966-066AJul 18, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Gemini 11964-018AApr 8, 1964MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
Gemini 71965-100ADec 4, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 121966-104ANov 11, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Gemini 6A1965-104ADec 15, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 9A1966-047AJun 3, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Gemini 111966-081ASep 12, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Mercury-Atlas 71962 TAU 1May 24, 1962MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Mercury-Atlas 81962 B DEL 1Oct 3, 1962MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
Mercury-Atlas 91963-015AMay 15, 1963MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLanded
AS-1011964-025AMay 28, 1964MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
AS-1021964-057ASep 18, 1964MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
AS-1051965-060BJul 30, 1965MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
Eagle1969-059CJul 16, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Columbia1969-059AJul 16, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Augmented Target Docking Adapter1966-046AJun 1, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
Gemini 8 Target1966-019AMar 16, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
Gemini 10 Target1966-065AJul 18, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
Gemini 11 Target1966-080ASep 12, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
Gemini 12 Target1966-103ANov 11, 1966MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered attached to another object
Snoopy1969-043DMay 18, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Gemini 5 Evaluation Pod1965-068CAug 21, 1965MSCUnited StatesTechnologyReentered (orbital decay)
Apollo 9 Command and Service Module1969-018AMar 3, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Spider1969-018CMar 3, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
Apollo 10 Command and Service Module1969-043AMay 18, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Apollo 12 Command and Service Module1969-099ANov 14, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Intrepid1969-099CNov 14, 1969MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Apollo 13 Command and Service Module1970-029AApr 11, 1970MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Apollo 14 Command and Service Module1971-008AJan 31, 1971MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Antares1971-008CJan 31, 1971MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Falcon1971-063CJul 26, 1971MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Orion1972-031CApr 16, 1972MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Challenger1972-096CDec 7, 1972MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Apollo 6 Lunar Module test article1968-025EApr 4, 1968MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightReentered (orbital decay)
RM 11970-094BNov 9, 1970MSCUnited StatesSpace scienceReentered (orbital decay)
Apollo 15 Command and Service Module1971-063AJul 26, 1971MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Apollo 15 Subsatellite1971-063DJul 26, 1971MSCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft for deep space attached to another object
Apollo 16 Command and Service Module1972-031AApr 16, 1972MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
Apollo 16 Subsatellite1972-031DApr 16, 1972MSCUnited StatesSpace scienceLeft Earth orbit for deep space
Apollo 17 Command and Service Module1972-096ADec 7, 1972MSCUnited StatesHuman spaceflightDocked with another object
LTA-B1968-118Dec 21, 1968MSCUnited States—Escaped to another body, attached
EASEP PSEP1969-059Jul 16, 1969MSCUnited States—Deployed
EASEP LRRR1969-059Jul 16, 1969MSCUnited States—Deployed
Apollo 12 ALSEP1969-099Nov 14, 1969MSCUnited States—Transferred to another vehicle
Aquarius1970-029Apr 11, 1970MSCUnited States—Flyby
Apollo 13 ALSEP1970-029Apr 11, 1970MSCUnited States—Escaped to another body, attached
ALSEP C1971-008Jan 31, 1971MSCUnited States—Landed attached to another object
ALSEP1971-063Jul 26, 1971MSCUnited States—Landed attached to another object
LRV-11971-063Jul 26, 1971MSCUnited States—Landed attached to another object
LRV-21972-031Apr 16, 1972MSCUnited States—Landed attached to another object
ALSEP1972-031Apr 16, 1972MSCUnited States—Landed attached to another object

The 60 best documented of 63 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Launches conducted

7 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Nov 11, 1966TDA 7A1966-103Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Success
Sep 12, 1966TDA 61966-080Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Success
Jul 18, 1966TDA 1A1966-065Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Success
Jun 1, 1966TDA 41966-046Atlas SLV-3Cape Canaveral & Kennedy1Success
May 17, 1966TDA 51966-F07Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Failure
Mar 16, 1966TDA 31966-019Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Success
Oct 25, 1965TDA-21965-F11Atlas SLV-3 Agena DCape Canaveral & Kennedy1Failure

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).