spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Both spacecraft would have been the first NASA vehicles to explore Venus since the 1990s.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That led to his writing data analysis programs for satellites and a stint as a telescope operator for NASA's International Ultraviolet Explorer spacecraft.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 June 2025
After their spacecraft, a Boeing Starliner, ran into mechanical issues following the June 2024 launch, Williams and Wilmore's return was delayed and, after weeks of troubleshooting, the spacecraft was sent back without them.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 May 2025
Once there, the spacecraft will retrieve a rocky sample from the asteroid's surface and bring the material back to Earth in late 2027 for analysis in labs.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
That led to his writing data analysis programs for satellites and a stint as a telescope operator for NASA's International Ultraviolet Explorer spacecraft.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 June 2025
After their spacecraft, a Boeing Starliner, ran into mechanical issues following the June 2024 launch, Williams and Wilmore's return was delayed and, after weeks of troubleshooting, the spacecraft was sent back without them.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 May 2025
Once there, the spacecraft will retrieve a rocky sample from the asteroid's surface and bring the material back to Earth in late 2027 for analysis in labs.
—ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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