space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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After the Columbia space shuttle exploded during reentry to the Earth's atmosphere in 2003, killing all seven astronauts aboard, NASA suspended all space flights.
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Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
One lost bag contained a custom Nikon camera designed for the space shuttle.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025
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.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
One lost bag contained a custom Nikon camera designed for the space shuttle.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025
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.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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