1. shuttle - Noun
2. shuttle - Verb
An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOn a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. Sally Ride
We didn't use the shuttle robot arm before, so this has been a training flow to get ready for that. Linda M. Godwin
So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time. Philippe Perrin
I will go around the space shuttle and give a guided tour of the major areas and describe what is done in each area. This will be called The Ultimate Field Trip. Christa McAuliffe
Every shuttle mission's been successful. Christa McAuliffe
My job in space will be to observe and write a journal. I am also going to be teaching a class for students on earth about life in space and on the space shuttle and conducting experiments. Christa McAuliffe