How to Use spacecraft in a Sentence

spacecraft

noun
  • The fourth spacecraft is a bit of a special case.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Five small spacecraft will go up on today's flight as well.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The crew proposed the name of their spacecraft for one.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • But that’s not the only record the spacecraft hold.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What are the Mengzhou and Lanyue spacecraft?
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
  • This was the fifth flight on the Dragon spacecraft.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
  • Even a fleck of paint is enough to damage the window of a spacecraft.
    Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2022
  • All this requires knowing what the spacecraft is about to land on.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Many people have worked very hard to get the rocket and spacecraft to this point.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Instead, an airplane takes off with a spacecraft strapped to its wing.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Each batch is thought to consist of eight to 10 spacecraft.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • First, when and where will the spacecraft hit the atmosphere?
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This time around, no astronauts will fly aboard the spacecraft.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What is the spacecraft tasked with the rescue mission?
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Venus just lost its last active spacecraft, but more might be coming in a few years.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The space station also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be docked at one time.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The spacecraft will soar over craters and plains and may be able to spot dust features and lava flows.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • The spacecraft has no engines of its own to maintain its orbit.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • What are the Voyager spacecraft?
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The spacecraft will return the crew to Earth later his month.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • That post did not provide any details about the spacecraft or its orbit.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • There were a few issues and Glenn briefly took control of the spacecraft.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Northrop Grumman to launch spacecraft.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Images of the spacecraft have never been shown to the public.
    Reuters, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The spacecraft traveled about six billion miles.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Most of these moons are very small and were found in the last few decades by new telescopes and passing spacecraft.
    Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The outpost also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be stationed at one time.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Their spacecraft had been scheduled to lift off earlier this month.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This means there's a risk of the spacecraft getting caught up in the chaotic motion.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This was the 2nd time SpaceX has flown the Cygnus spacecraft.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

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