spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Making sure that a spacecraft can withstand the stress of getting into space and then getting back is a challenge, experts say.
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Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
In 1898, Eros became the first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered and was later visited by NASA's NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) Shoemaker spacecraft.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Besides Russia’s Soyuz craft, NASA uses SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to take crew to the ISS.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Everyone can help design their spacecraft.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Maham Javaid The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
In 1898, Eros became the first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered and was later visited by NASA's NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) Shoemaker spacecraft.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Besides Russia’s Soyuz craft, NASA uses SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to take crew to the ISS.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Everyone can help design their spacecraft.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 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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