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Top 10 Heaviest Spacecraft

Enter the ten heaviest man-made spacecraft that have reached the boundary of outer space.
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Last updated: January 20, 2023
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Hint (weight, spacecraft type, years active, country)
Answer
419,725 kg (925,335 lb)
Space Station
1998-present
(several)
International Space Station
129,700 kg (285,940 lb)
Space Station
1986-2001
Soviet Union/Russia
Mir
122,683 kg (270,470 lb)
Crewed Orbiter
1981-2011
United States
Space Shuttle orbiter
105,000 kg (231,485 lb)
Crewed Orbiter
1988
Soviet Union
Buran
96,000 kg (211,644 lb)
Space Station
2021-present
China
Tiangong
Hint (weight, spacecraft type, years active, country)
Answer
77,111 kg (170,001 lb)
Space Station
1973-1979
United States
Skylab
28,800 kg (63,493 lb)
Crewed Orbiter
1968-1975
United States
Apollo CSM
25,861 kg (57,014 lb)
Crewed Orbiter
2022-present
United States
Orion
20,293 kg (44,738 lb)
Cargo Orbiter
2008-2014
(several European nations)
ATV
19,824 kg (43,704 lb)
Space Station
1982-1991
Soviet Union
Salyut 7
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