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Proposed Orbital Sciences Corporation spaceplane
(CCDev) program. The Prometheus design was based on an earlier NASA design, the HL-20 Personnel Launch System.[citation needed] Prometheus also included other
Prometheus_(spacecraft)
NASA nuclear electric propulsion project 2003–2006
in the Prometheus cooperation. In September 2004, JPL chose Northrop Grumman Space Technology to co-design the projected Prometheus spacecraft. The awarded
Project_Prometheus
Topics referred to by the same term
Agency Prometheus (spacecraft), a proposed spacecraft by Orbital Sciences Corporation Project Prometheus, NASA's nuclear propulsion program Prometheus (missile
Prometheus_(disambiguation)
Film by Ridley Scott
forms, convincing him to stop the spacecraft. Janek and the remaining crew sacrifice themselves by ramming the Prometheus into the alien craft, ejecting
Prometheus_(2012_film)
Aircraft configuration in which the fuselage produces significant lift
(United States) MUSTARD – (United Kingdom) Prometheus (spacecraft) – (United States) Space Rider (spacecraft) "ESA Bulletin 161 (1st quarter 2015)" (PDF)
Lifting_body
2017 film by Ridley Scott
release of Prometheus, the first prequel (the fifth Alien film overall), director Ridley Scott began hinting at the prospect of a sequel, as Prometheus had left
Alien:_Covenant
NASA cancelled spaceplane project
an HL-20 derivative for the second round of CCDev funding, the Prometheus spacecraft. Both vehicles were proposed to launch unfaired atop a human-rated
HL-20_Personnel_Launch_System
Hypersonic research plane
April 2020 List of experimental aircraft Cygnus (spacecraft) Lockheed Martin X-33 Prometheus (spacecraft) (CCdev) Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser (CCdev) Wikisource:X-34:
Orbital_Sciences_X-34
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Prometheus may refer to the follow ships of the United States Navy: USS Prometheus (1814), a brig in the United States Navy from 1814 to 1818 USS Prometheus (AR-3)
USS_Prometheus
US reusable automated cargo lifting-body spaceplane
time. As of April 2026, the spacecraft's propulsion system and software had not yet been certified by NASA, and the spacecraft's initial mission in late 2026
Dream_Chaser
NASA concept to support the International Space Station
Corporation reused some work done under OSP program contracts for its Prometheus spacecraft proposal to NASA under phase 2 of the Commercial Crew Development
Orbital_Space_Plane_Program
Reconnaissance NASA mission of the main belt asteroid 16 Psyche
2029. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the project. The spacecraft will orbit the asteroid from August 5, 2029, to October 31, 2031, spending
Psyche_(spacecraft)
Canceled NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter's icy moons
proposed mission of NASA's Project Prometheus, a program for developing nuclear fission into a means of spacecraft propulsion. After JIMO, NASA and ESA
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Orbiter
fictional spacecraft, starships and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in notable published works of fiction. The term "spacecraft" is
List_of_fictional_spacecraft
Science fiction horror and action franchise
Requiem. Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution (Blu-ray, 2012), containing all of the Alien films, Prometheus, and a bonus material disk for Prometheus. All
Alien_(franchise)
Science-fiction role-playing game supplement
Starships & Spacecraft is a supplement published by Judges Guild in 1979 for Game Designers Workshop's science-fiction role-playing game Traveller. Starships
Starships_&_Spacecraft
5th episode of the 5th season of The X-Files
"The Post-Modern Prometheus" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files and originally aired
The_Post-Modern_Prometheus
Rupture in the surface of Io
1 spacecraft in March 1979. Later that year, the International Astronomical Union named this feature after a Greek fire god, Prometheus. Prometheus is
Prometheus_(volcano)
Methalox spacecraft propulsion system
2 March 2019. "PROMETHEUS". CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales). Retrieved 6 May 2025. "New ESA contracts to advance Prometheus and Phoebus projects"
Prometheus_(rocket_engine)
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
of NASA's New Frontiers program. Launched in 2006, it became the first spacecraft to perform a flyby study and capture high-resolution photographs of Pluto
New_Horizons
Mission to Saturn (1997–2017)
including its rings and natural satellites. The Flagship-class robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA's Cassini space probe and ESA's Huygens lander, which
Cassini–Huygens
Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences
Cygnus is an expendable American uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions. It was originally built by
Cygnus_(spacecraft)
14th episode of the 4th season of Star Trek: Voyager
the Prometheus was based on a concept drawing submitted by a promotional contest winner hosted by UPN. The exterior of the fictional spacecraft depicted
Message in a Bottle (Star Trek: Voyager)
Message_in_a_Bottle_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)
This is a list of spacecraft missions (including unsuccessful ones) to the planet Mars, such as orbiters, landers, and rovers. Mission time is often measured
List_of_missions_to_Mars
European visible and near-infrared space observatory, launched in 2023
dark matter and galaxies and measure how these properties change as the spacecraft looks further back in time. Highly precise images are required to provide
Euclid_(space_telescope)
American engineer (1932–2025)
on NASA projects, where he managed the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini and Prometheus projects. Casani was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering
John_R._Casani
Chinese reusable spacecraft
reusable experimental spacecraft (Chinese: 可重复使用试验航天器; pinyin: Kěchóngfùshǐyòng shìyàn hángtiānqì, CSSHQ) is the first reusable spacecraft produced by China
Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft
Chinese_reusable_experimental_spacecraft
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
atmosphere and function as a spacecraft in outer space. To do so, spaceplanes must incorporate features of both aircraft and spacecraft. Orbital spaceplanes tend
Spaceplane
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
(19 mi/s) in typical interplanetary designs, with meganewtons of thrust. Many spacecraft propulsion drives can achieve one of these or the other, but nuclear pulse
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
NASA space program from 1962 to 1973
Mars. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-61614-589-7. "Mariner 10". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014. "Spacecraft, Mariner
Mariner_program
American aerospace and defense company
munitions, satellites, missile approach warning systems, launch vehicles and spacecraft. The company was acquired by Northrop Grumman on June 6, 2018. The former
Orbital_ATK
Spacecraft concept
The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) is a spacecraft that extends the functional lifetime of another spacecraft through on-orbit satellite servicing. They
Mission_Extension_Vehicle
1990 Solar System image by Voyager 1
to compose the image were the last photographs taken by either Voyager spacecraft (which continued to relay other telemetry afterward). The frames were
Family_Portrait_(Voyager)
French crewed spaceplane concept (1975–1992)
the primary contractor for Hermes, the name that had been given to the spacecraft. French aircraft manufacturer Dassault-Breguet was awarded responsibility
Hermes_(spacecraft)
Natural satellite orbiting inside the orbit of a larger moon
Some, such as Pan and Daphnis at Saturn, have only ever been observed by spacecraft. The first inner satellite to be observed was Amalthea, discovered by
Inner_moon
Appearances of mythological figure in cultural works
created two cartoons in which Prometheus appears - The Return from Olympus (Возвращение с Олимпа, 1969) and Prometheus (Прометей, 1974), as part of her
Prometheus_in_popular_culture
Moon of Saturn
that only Prometheus, the inner shepherd, contributes to the confinement of the narrow ring. It is more heavily cratered than nearby Prometheus and has
Pandora_(moon)
Swiss artist (1940–2014)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (creature designs) Prometheus (The 2012 film includes "The Derelict" spacecraft and the "Space Jockey" designs from the first
H._R._Giger
Hypothetical type of crewed starship
A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of crewed spacecraft, or starship in which most or all of the crew spend the journey in some form of hibernation
Sleeper_ship
Cancelled American spacecraft
until it reached an apogee of approximately 200,000 feet (61 km). The spacecraft would have experienced a little over four minutes of weightlessness before
XCOR_Lynx
Swiss UFO religion founder (born 1937)
and alleged contactee whose UFO photographs are claimed to show alien spacecraft. Meier claims to be in regular contact with extraterrestrial beings he
Billy_Meier
India's first solar observation mission
Āditya IPA: [aːd̪it̪jɐ] 'Sun', L1 'Lagrange Point 1') is a coronagraphy spacecraft for studying the solar atmosphere, designed and developed by ISRO and
Aditya-L1
by two shepherd moons, Prometheus and Pandora, which orbit inside and outside it, recent studies indicate that only Prometheus contributes to the confinement
Rings_of_Saturn
NASA spacecraft active since 2005
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as
Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
ESA re-entry vehicle prototype
interest in the development of reusable launch platforms and reusable spacecraft, particularly in respect to spaceplanes, perhaps the most high-profile
Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle
Intermediate_eXperimental_Vehicle
European mission to study Jupiter and its moons since 2023
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It is on its way to orbit
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
Concept for a crewed single-stage reusable spaceplane
v t e Reusable launch systems and spacecraft Launch systems Active Falcon 9 (first stage) Falcon Heavy (core stages) Long March 10B (first stage) New Glenn
Avatar_(spacecraft)
Fictional starship in the TV series Stargate SG-1
"Grace" and "Prometheus Unbound". Daedalus, the sister-ship of Prometheus was originally imagined as an "improved version of the Prometheus" by art director
Prometheus_(Stargate)
Proposed spacecraft
Russia’s ability to provide sufficient Soyuz 'lifeboat' spacecraft and Progress 'reboost' spacecraft also was questioned. Funding for Russia’s space program
HL-42_(spacecraft)
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
aboard the Juno spacecraft during close flybys of Io between 2022 and 2024 confirmed ongoing volcanic activity at Amirani, Prometheus, Seth, Culann, Tvashtar
Io_(moon)
Soviet spaceplane project
before the US Space Shuttle in 1972, Chelomey developed two concepts for a spacecraft that would launch vertically and land horizontally. The MP-1 Kosmoplan[citation
LKS_(spacecraft)
Main-belt asteroid
the provisional designation 2522 P-L and named after Prometheus from Greek mythology. Prometheus orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of
1809_Prometheus
American businessman (born 1964)
artificial intelligence in engineering and the manufacturing of computers, spacecraft, and automobiles. Journalist Nellie Bowles of The New York Times has described
Jeff_Bezos
Failed NASA satellite mission
materials provided by aluminum manufacturer Sapa Profiles. The Glory spacecraft bus uses Orbital Science Corporation's LEOStar bus design, with twin articulated
Glory_(satellite)
European aerospace company
the earlier demonstration projects and would use the larger reusable Prometheus rocket engine. The Themis prototype was to be built by Paris prototyping
ArianeGroup
Nuclear power to propel a vehicle
fusion within fuel pellets ICAN-II, a proposed crewed interplanetary spacecraft that used the antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion engine as
Nuclear_propulsion
US observatory near Barstow, California
vital two-way communications link that tracks and controls interplanetary spacecraft and receives the images and scientific information they collect. The others
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communications_Complex
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
Apollo by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said, "I was naming the spacecraft like I'd name my baby." Silverstein chose the name at home one evening
Apollo_program
Region of space dominated by the Sun
"heliotail", trailing for several thousands of AUs. Two Voyager program spacecraft explored the outer reaches of the heliosphere, passing through the termination
Heliosphere
Zamama, and the shifting of the Prometheus plume by 75 km (47 mi) to the west, tracking the end of a new lava flow at Prometheus. Starting with Galileo's first
Exploration_of_Io
Fictional character in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series
general-intelligence computer that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew. While part of HAL's hardware
HAL_9000
Purported disk-shaped aircraft
other shapes. Discs ceased to be viewed as the standard shape for alien spacecraft but are still often depicted, sometimes for their retro value to evoke
Flying_saucer
Type of spacecraft propulsion system
rugged design.[citation needed] Project Prometheus was an early 2000s NASA study on nuclear electric spacecraft.[citation needed] Kilopower was a NASA
Nuclear_electric_rocket
candidate: the moon LV-223. In Prometheus, after arriving at the moon and awakening in 2093 on the ship, the USCSS Prometheus, Shaw and Holloway introduce
List of Alien (franchise) characters
List_of_Alien_(franchise)_characters
Space exploration using nuclear energy
Nuclear power in space is the use of nuclear power onboard spacecraft, for electricity, heat, or propulsion. The most common type is a radioisotope thermoelectric
Nuclear_power_in_space
List of spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars
Pyle, Rod (2012). Destination Mars. Prometheus Books. pp. 73–78. ISBN 978-1-61614-589-7. It was the first spacecraft to enter orbit around another world
List_of_Mars_orbiters
Failed NASA mission to Mars (1971)
vehicle failure prevented Mariner 8 from achieving Earth orbit and the spacecraft reentered into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after launch. Mariner 8 was
Mariner_8
Season of television series
wall behind the throne of Khonsu of Amon Shek. Upon its initial airing, "Prometheus" became the Sci Fi channel's highest rated one-hour episode of a series
Stargate_SG-1_season_6
NASA space mission to Jupiter and Europa
Europa from March 2031. Europa Clipper is the largest interplanetary spacecraft ever launched by NASA. The mission used a gravity assist from Mars in
Europa_Clipper
American space and aeronautics agency
Commercial Resupply Services. NASA also leads the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis program. NASA collaborates
NASA
Pair of NASA landers and orbiters sent to Mars in 1976
by the NASA Langley Research Center. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter spacecraft which photographed the surface of Mars from
Viking_program
L-1011 modified to carry rockets
final Pegasus launch in 2026, launching the LINK spacecraft to boost the orbit of NASA's Swift spacecraft. Stargazer also continues to fly regular missions
Stargazer_(aircraft)
Soviet spaceplane (1980-1984)
(vertical takeoff, horizontal landing) spaceplane. An uncrewed, subscale spacecraft, its purpose was to test the heatshield tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon
BOR-4
American speculative fiction writer (born 1959)
advisor for Blue Origin, a company (founded by Jeff Bezos) developing a spacecraft and a space launch system, and also co-founded the Subutai Corporation
Neal_Stephenson
Shipbook is a supplement in which descriptions are provided for various spacecraft, including both personal and merchant ship types. Alderson Yards Shipbook
Alderson_Yards_Shipbook
Twin NASA flyby missions to Mars (1969–1970)
(Mariner Mars 69A and Mariner Mars 69B) were two uncrewed NASA robotic spacecraft that completed the first dual mission to Mars in 1969 as part of NASA's
Mariner_6_and_7
Reusable robotic spaceplane used by US military since 2010
also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable robotic spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, re-enters Earth's atmosphere
Boeing_X-37
Soviet orbiter and lander mission to Mars (1971–1972)
beginning 19 May 1971. The Mars 2 and Mars 3 missions consisted of identical spacecraft, each with an orbiter and an attached lander. The orbiter is identical
Mars_2
1990s European proposal of a robotic spaceplane
there was growing international interest in the development of reusable spacecraft; at the time, only the superpowers of the era, the Soviet Union and the
Hopper_(spacecraft)
First successful NASA mission to Mars (1964–1967)
with Mariner 3 known as Mariner-Mars 1964) was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was designed to
Mariner_4
Theoretical antimatter powered spacecraft
The Valkyrie is a theoretical spacecraft designed by Charles R. Pellegrino and Jim Powell (a physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory). The Valkyrie
Project_Valkyrie
Manned Spacecraft sub-system
Project 921-3 is a crewed spacecraft sub-system of Project 921. The term 921-3 is often used for the Chinese spaceplane program.[not verified in body]
China's_spaceplane_program
1986 film by James Cameron
APC was a disguised pushback tug for a Boeing 747. The derelict alien spacecraft used in Aliens had been in historian Bob Burns III's driveway since its
Aliens_(film)
fiction and science fiction. A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew, which is designed to remain in space (most
List of fictional space stations
List_of_fictional_space_stations
Crewed interplanetary spacecraft concept
Transport (DST), also called Mars Transit Vehicle, is a crewed interplanetary spacecraft concept by NASA to support science exploration missions to Mars of up
Deep_Space_Transport
Nuclear propulsion project
module\unit", NPPS in English) is an under development nuclear propulsion spacecraft with the intention to facilitate the transportation of large cargoes in
TEM_(nuclear_propulsion)
Purported organization that appears in UFO conspiracy theories
President Harry S. Truman to facilitate recovery and investigation of alien spacecraft. The conspiracy gained notoriety over the years after the Federal Bureau
Majestic_12
American spaceflight and AI company
2010 with the Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit, using a mockup of the Dragon spacecraft. The first operational Dragon spacecraft was launched in December
SpaceX
European Space Agency programme to develop a prototype reusable rocket first stage
development projects CALLISTO – Reusable rocket demonstrator Prometheus – Methalox spacecraft propulsion system Maia – French orbital reusable rocket of
Themis_programme
First spacecraft to enter orbit around Mars (1971–1972)
Mariner 9 (Mariner Mars '71 / Mariner-I) was a robotic spacecraft that contributed greatly to the exploration of Mars and was part of the NASA Mariner
Mariner_9
2024 film by Fede Álvarez
film, and the "black goo" from Prometheus that gives birth to a human–xenomorph hybrid resembling an Engineer from Prometheus and the creature from the ending
Alien:_Romulus
2012 American film
Alien series, produced to capitalise on the release of the 2012 film Prometheus. In 2011, a group of soldiers and a journalist team head out to the jungles
Alien_Origin
Former suborbital spaceplane for space tourism
parachuting; he is the only person to survive a spacecraft disintegration. The second SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, VSS Unity, was unveiled on 19 February 2016
SpaceShipTwo
2023 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS
International Space Station (ISS). It was the 178th flight of a Progress spacecraft. A Soyuz-2.1a launched Progress MS-25 to the International Space Station
Progress_MS-25
American aerospace company (1982-2015)
including low Earth orbit (LEO), geosynchronous Earth orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing, scientific and defense missions; ground-
Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
Ancient Greek goddess of justice
Cleito. In Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 18, 211, 873 (Sommerstein, pp. 444–445 n. 2, 446–447 n. 24, 538–539 n. 113) Prometheus is made to be the son of
Astraea
2023 Chinese resupply spaceflight
uncrewed cargo spacecraft, and the fifth resupply mission to the Tiangong Space Station. Like previous Tianzhou missions, the spacecraft was launched from
Tianzhou_6
2023 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS
International Space Station (ISS). It is the 175th flight of a Progress spacecraft. The Progress-MS is an uncrewed freighter based on the Progress-M featuring
Progress_MS-22
Alleged alien abduction, 1975
According to Ledwith, "all of the co-workers who were there, who saw the spacecraft, they all took polygraph tests, and they all passed, except for one, and
Travis_Walton_incident
Family of spacecraft buses
Orbital ATK would introduce a variation of the bus dedicated to servicing spacecraft in geostationary orbit, the Gemini bus. They would announce their first
GEOStar
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