space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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This space museum was built in the former industrial site where all of the Apollo Command/Service Modules were built and the space shuttle was designed.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
No, no, but so many things are in peril compared to the support excitement around the ’60s, the space shuttles, the Hubble and Webb telescopes.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
All of SpaceX's orbital flights this year have been performed by Falcon 9s, which have now launched as many missions in the past 11 months as NASA's space shuttle flew in its 30-year history.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In other words, trust was the layer that held the entire space shuttle program together.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
No, no, but so many things are in peril compared to the support excitement around the ’60s, the space shuttles, the Hubble and Webb telescopes.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
All of SpaceX's orbital flights this year have been performed by Falcon 9s, which have now launched as many missions in the past 11 months as NASA's space shuttle flew in its 30-year history.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In other words, trust was the layer that held the entire space shuttle program together.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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