space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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It was also used by the space shuttle before it was leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and future Starship launches.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The vehicles measure about 29 feet (9 meters) long, roughly one-quarter the length of one of NASA's space shuttle orbiters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Out of 67 billion chicken eggs laid in the United States the year before, 32 were sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The clip, set in the 1960s, leans into a retro-futuristic aesthetic, complete with old-school TV footage of a space shuttle launch.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The vehicles measure about 29 feet (9 meters) long, roughly one-quarter the length of one of NASA's space shuttle orbiters.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Out of 67 billion chicken eggs laid in the United States the year before, 32 were sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
The clip, set in the 1960s, leans into a retro-futuristic aesthetic, complete with old-school TV footage of a space shuttle launch.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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