To be included in this timeline, the spacecraft needs to have delivered cargo to the ISS or Tiangong space stations. Also included are planned and proposed spacecraft that may be used to deliver cargo to those space stations, as well as future space stations in LEO or cisLunar space.
To see a timeline of all crewed spacecraft see Crewed Spacecraft from the Past to the Future – A Quick Overview. To see a timeline of all current and planned or proposed space stations see Space Stations Current and Future – A Quick Overview.
Note that both crewed and uncrewed autonomous spacecraft are, and will be, used to deliver cargo to space stations in LEO or cisLunar space.
1998 to present
🇺🇸 ISS
Operational
LEO
1981 to 2011
🇺🇸 Space Shuttle
Retired
LEO
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Reusable
1967 to present
🇺🇸 Soyuz
Operational
LEO
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Expendable
1978 to present
🇷🇺 Progress
Operational
LEO
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2008 to 2015
🇪🇺 Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
Retired
LEO
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2009 to 2020
🇯🇵 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)
Retired
LEO
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2010 to 2020
🇺🇸 Dragon Cargo
Retired
LEO
Cargo only, delivery and return
Partially reusable
2016 to present
🇺🇸 Cygus
Operational
LEO
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2019 to present
🇺🇸 Dragon 2
Operational
LEO
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Partially reusable
2019 to present
🇺🇸 Starliner
In development
LEO
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Partially reusable
2003 to present
🇨🇳 Shenzhou
Operational
LEO, Tiangong
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Expendable
2017 to present
🇨🇳 Tianzhou
Operational
LEO, Tiangong
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2022 to present
🇺🇸 Cargo Dragon 2
Operational
LEO
Cargo only, delivery and return
Partially reusable
2021 to present
🇨🇳 Tiangong Space Station
Operational
LEO
2022E
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Orion
In development
cisLunar
Cargo and crew, delivery and return
Expendable
2023E
🇺🇸 Dream Chaser
In development
LEO
Cargo only, delivery and return
Reusable
2023E
🇯🇵 HTV-X
In development
LEO
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
2024E
🇺🇸 Starship Crew
In development
LEO, cisLunar
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Reusable
2024E
🇺🇸 Gateway Space Station
In development
cisLunar
2024E
🇺🇸 Human Landing System (HLS)
In development
cisLunar, lunar surface
Crew and cargo, delivery and return
Reusable
2025E
🇺🇸 Dream Chaser Crew
In development
LEO
Cargo and crew, delivery and return
Reusable
2030E
🇺🇸 ISS
Retirement
No Forecast
🇺🇸 Starship Cargo
Proposed
LEO, cisLunar
Cargo, delivery and return
Reusable
No Forecast
🇷🇺 Argo
Proposed
LEO
Cargo only, delivery and return
Reusable
No Forecast
🇷🇺 Soyuz GVK
Proposed
LEO
Cargo only, delivery and return
Expendable
No Forecast
🇺🇸 Dragon XL
Proposed
cisLunar
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
No Forecast
🇺🇸 HTV-XG
Proposed
cisLunar
Cargo only, delivery only
Expendable
