spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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The others — Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft and Russia's Progress vehicle — are designed to burn up during their reentry through Earth's atmosphere.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The belief was that an alien being in outer space would come across the Voyager, be curious about what civilization sent out the spacecraft, and then play the phonograph.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
This was the 2nd time SpaceX has flown the Cygnus spacecraft.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Such objects not only would pose a collision risk to future spacecraft but also could complicate the long-term sustainability of lunar and Martian settlements.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 May 2025
The belief was that an alien being in outer space would come across the Voyager, be curious about what civilization sent out the spacecraft, and then play the phonograph.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
This was the 2nd time SpaceX has flown the Cygnus spacecraft.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Such objects not only would pose a collision risk to future spacecraft but also could complicate the long-term sustainability of lunar and Martian settlements.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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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