space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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One example is the disastrous decision to launch the space shuttle Challenger, reenacted for this video.
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George Bradt, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Fortunately, the telescope was designed to be serviced on orbit, and astronauts came to the rescue on the first of five space shuttle servicing missions in December 1993 to improve Hubble’s vision with corrective optics.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
If Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz get their way, NASA can add moving a space shuttle to its list.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Rush After attending the 1981 launch of the space shuttle Columbia, the Canadian progressive rock trio was moved to write several songs.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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George Bradt, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Fortunately, the telescope was designed to be serviced on orbit, and astronauts came to the rescue on the first of five space shuttle servicing missions in December 1993 to improve Hubble’s vision with corrective optics.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
If Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz get their way, NASA can add moving a space shuttle to its list.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Rush After attending the 1981 launch of the space shuttle Columbia, the Canadian progressive rock trio was moved to write several songs.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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