space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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Original crew members, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, who was originally slated to be commander but would have been making her first spaceflight, and Stephanie Wilson, a veteran of three space shuttle flights, were pulled from the mission.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Post-Apollo, images of space travel were characterized by launching space shuttles, Erector Set-like space stations and Mars rovers crossing a dusty landscape.
—Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
The number of astronauts peaked in the 1990s, when NASA flew an average of six space shuttle missions a year, usually carrying five to seven astronauts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The toilet on the space shuttle did break from time to time.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Post-Apollo, images of space travel were characterized by launching space shuttles, Erector Set-like space stations and Mars rovers crossing a dusty landscape.
—Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
The number of astronauts peaked in the 1990s, when NASA flew an average of six space shuttle missions a year, usually carrying five to seven astronauts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The toilet on the space shuttle did break from time to time.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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