spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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China has not stated when the mission will launch, instead stating that the spacecraft is set to be launched at an appropriate time in the coming days.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The red planet first appears as a small dot and progressively gets bigger as the spacecraft closes in.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The musician boarded Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin’s spacecraft New Shepard this morning to participate in the first all-female space flight since 1963, when cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
After about three days, the spacecraft landed near Karaganda, a city in Kazakhstan, according to NASA.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The red planet first appears as a small dot and progressively gets bigger as the spacecraft closes in.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The musician boarded Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin’s spacecraft New Shepard this morning to participate in the first all-female space flight since 1963, when cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
After about three days, the spacecraft landed near Karaganda, a city in Kazakhstan, according to NASA.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 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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