spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Meet Ranger The company is developing a spacecraft, Ranger, that is about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle before its solar panels are deployed.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Under the best circumstances, a trip from Earth to Mars and back would take a spacecraft three years to complete.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Both Blue Origin, and SpaceX with its Starship spacecraft, are vying to be the human landing system used on Artemis IV aiming for launch in 2028.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
If the researchers continue achieving useful results with anisotropic designs, their aim is applying its strength and light weight to designing automobiles, aircraft, and even spacecraft, and of course to creating earthquake-resistant infrastructure.
—New Atlas, 6 May 2026
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Under the best circumstances, a trip from Earth to Mars and back would take a spacecraft three years to complete.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Both Blue Origin, and SpaceX with its Starship spacecraft, are vying to be the human landing system used on Artemis IV aiming for launch in 2028.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
If the researchers continue achieving useful results with anisotropic designs, their aim is applying its strength and light weight to designing automobiles, aircraft, and even spacecraft, and of course to creating earthquake-resistant infrastructure.
—New Atlas, 6 May 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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