spacecraft

noun

space·​craft ˈspās-ˌkraft 

: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere

Examples of spacecraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amazing tales of dead spacecraft that came back to life Related: SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite on 19th anniversary of company's 1st-ever liftoff (video, photos) The HALO Trust has been working in Cambodia since the 1990s, helping to scour hundreds of square miles of contaminated land. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Amazon's 27 spacecraft added up to become the heaviest payload ever launched by an Atlas V in 102 missions. —Alex Goy, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025

SpaceX has already parlayed its Starlink network for several purposes: The constellation connects individual homes and businesses in remote areas and provides connectivity for some airplanes, RVs and even astronauts traveling aboard orbital spacecraft. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

The eclipse images arrived the same week the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft sent back one of the most detailed images of the sun's corona. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spacecraft

• allograft
• autograft
• autographed
• countershaft
• handicraft
• homograft
• hovercraft
• lithographed
• overdraft
• photographed
• rotorcraft
• telegraphed

Kids Definition

spacecraft

noun

space·​craft ˈspā-ˌskraft 

plural spacecraft

: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere