space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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The space shuttle Endeavor embarked on its final mission, the next-to-last mission for any space shuttle, carrying parts for the International Space Station.
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USA Today, 6 May 2026
The photo here shows a retired Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747-100SR—one of only two ever used to ferry space shuttles.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 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, 1 May 2026
As such, there was an STS-113, which launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2002, but not before having to make late crew changes due to medical issues.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
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USA Today, 6 May 2026
The photo here shows a retired Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a Boeing 747-100SR—one of only two ever used to ferry space shuttles.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 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, 1 May 2026
As such, there was an STS-113, which launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2002, but not before having to make late crew changes due to medical issues.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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