space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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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.
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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
Kelly, a former NASA astronaut who flew on Discovery twice, and Warner also released a video on social media contrasting chopping vegetables to chopping up the space shuttle.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
To make matters worse, since the retirement of the space shuttle, crew vehicles frequently land in the water, which means astronauts may deal with choppy waves until their capsule is recovered.
—Taylor Lonner, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
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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
Kelly, a former NASA astronaut who flew on Discovery twice, and Warner also released a video on social media contrasting chopping vegetables to chopping up the space shuttle.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
To make matters worse, since the retirement of the space shuttle, crew vehicles frequently land in the water, which means astronauts may deal with choppy waves until their capsule is recovered.
—Taylor Lonner, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for space shuttle
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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