Are there any space vehicles, besides the Space Shuttle, that can carry people into space?
The only other vehicle in the world capable of carrying people into space is Russia’s Soyuz rocket, which is an expendable launch vehicle that can be outfitted with a capsule designed for human flight in space and return to Earth. All other space vehicles in existence are expendable vehicles that are only capable of one-way trips to space. A number of companies are at work to develop reusable launch vehicles that could be used to carry people to space and potentially enable the development of a commercial space tourism industry.
