space shuttle

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Definition of space shuttle

: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space

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Recent Examples on the Web The oldest human in space was John Glenn, who flew on the space shuttle at age 77 in 1998 — after having been the first American to orbit the earth in 1962, a U.S. senator and a presidential candidate. — NBC News, 14 June 2021 In the early days of the space shuttle, NASA had a different perspective. — Washington Post, 8 June 2021 Glenn campaigned hard to be sent back into orbit, and in 1998 got his wish: a nine-day mission on the Discovery space shuttle. — Glenn C. Altschuler, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator. — Fox News, 30 Apr. 2021 Hubble was visited by space shuttle Atlantis in May 2009 and continues to produce spectacular data to this day. — Marcel Agüeros, Wired, 18 May 2021 Selected for the job: former space shuttle commander Pam Melroy. — Marcia Dunn, sun-sentinel.com, 10 May 2021 In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2021 McArthur is a veteran space shuttle astronaut who helped service the Hubble Space Telescope. — William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2021

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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 24 Jun. 2021.

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