| Type | Cargo vessel |
| Role in | Interplanetary commerce • Colonization • Space exploration |
| Used by | Space corporations • Interplanetary governments |
| Designer | Private sector • Governments |
| Function | Goods transportation • Passenger transport |
| Introduced | 21st century |
| Technology | Automation • Propulsion technology • Spacecraft design |
| Specific use | Interplanetary trade • Logistical support for space exploration |
