space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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The same solid rocket booster (SRB) technology and components used during the space shuttle era have been refitted to power SLS.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Forty years ago, a space shuttle exploded.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Orion is equipped with a heat shield, of course—one that combines updates based on knowledge from both Apollo and the space shuttle program, Levasseur notes.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Forty years ago, a space shuttle exploded.
—Harvey Young, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Orion is equipped with a heat shield, of course—one that combines updates based on knowledge from both Apollo and the space shuttle program, Levasseur notes.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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