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 answer is that the robotic Solar Orbiter not only had to get close to the Sun, which is hard enough, its mission parameters also required the spacecraft to head in a direction that very few have ever attempted.
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The area has also been sealed from the rest of the station when crew members did not need to access the spacecraft docked at the module.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
That allowed the spacecraft to clearly catch the Sun’s south pole for the very first time.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2025
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David Szondy
june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The area has also been sealed from the rest of the station when crew members did not need to access the spacecraft docked at the module.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
That allowed the spacecraft to clearly catch the Sun’s south pole for the very first time.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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