spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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The strikes temporarily disrupted the spacecraft’s electrical systems, but quick action by mission control kept the mission on track.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The mission's main purpose is to test the Orion spacecraft's life support and navigation systems.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Astronauts will bring a flag flown during the first space shuttle mission, the last mission and the first cargo mission, Dragon SpaceX, on the Orion spacecraft to celebrate these milestones in space aviation history.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The incident underscores the potential hazards of the increasingly large numbers of satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit—some 10,000 Starlinks are currently in orbit and counting.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The mission's main purpose is to test the Orion spacecraft's life support and navigation systems.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Astronauts will bring a flag flown during the first space shuttle mission, the last mission and the first cargo mission, Dragon SpaceX, on the Orion spacecraft to celebrate these milestones in space aviation history.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The incident underscores the potential hazards of the increasingly large numbers of satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit—some 10,000 Starlinks are currently in orbit and counting.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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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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