spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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That was the first and so far only flight of the SLS rocket, which sent the Orion spacecraft on an uncrewed trip around the moon.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The film follows a bear and his platypus assistant who are travelling through the galaxy in a spacecraft that looks like a dumpster.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The company has already cut its teeth off-Earth with Haven Demo, a 1,100-pound (500-kilogram) pathfinder spacecraft that launched to LEO this past November to demonstrate key Haven technologies.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The rocket, which has been vertical on the launch pad since mid-January, has not yet needed to be rolled back to the agency's massive Vehicle Assembly Building where spacecraft are prepared for launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The film follows a bear and his platypus assistant who are travelling through the galaxy in a spacecraft that looks like a dumpster.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The company has already cut its teeth off-Earth with Haven Demo, a 1,100-pound (500-kilogram) pathfinder spacecraft that launched to LEO this past November to demonstrate key Haven technologies.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The rocket, which has been vertical on the launch pad since mid-January, has not yet needed to be rolled back to the agency's massive Vehicle Assembly Building where spacecraft are prepared for launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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