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spacecraft

[ speys-kraft, -krahft ]

noun

plural spacecraft.
  1. a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.


spacecraft

/ ˈɪˌɑːڳ /

noun

  1. a manned or unmanned vehicle designed to orbit the earth or travel to celestial objects for the purpose of research, exploration, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spacecraft1

First recorded in 1955–60; space + craft
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We'll need far more spacecraft to figure out if anything living lies under the crust of these worlds, but in the meantime, Antarctica serves as a handy analog to figure out the limits of life.

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Every time an Apollo astronaut walked off the moon and into his spacecraft, he tracked a load of dust with him.

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But getting any sauce at all is a privilege of her position, one that few others on the spacecraft are afforded.

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Throughout their mission there have always been spacecraft attached to the space station to get them - and the rest of those onboard - home if there was an emergency.

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This week, four astronauts took off to the ISS, where the spacecraft will pick up Williams and Wilmore before returning home.

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