spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Mission managers ultimately decided to launch the spacecraft as is, concluding the leak did not pose any credible safety risk.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Williams and Wilmore are expected to spend one week aboard the ISS and will be evaluating the spacecraft and its systems.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The flight marks the sixth inaugural journey of a crewed spacecraft in U.S. history, NASA said in a press conference last month.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
The 15-foot diameter capsule is only the sixth spacecraft that NASA astronauts have ridden since the dawn of the space age, the first being the Project Mercury capsule and the most recent being SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Williams and Wilmore are expected to spend one week aboard the ISS and will be evaluating the spacecraft and its systems.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024
The flight marks the sixth inaugural journey of a crewed spacecraft in U.S. history, NASA said in a press conference last month.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
The 15-foot diameter capsule is only the sixth spacecraft that NASA astronauts have ridden since the dawn of the space age, the first being the Project Mercury capsule and the most recent being SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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