space shuttle

Noun

Meaning

a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shuttle orbiter rocket module capsule spacecraft space station spaceship lunar module flying saucer space vehicle space capsule jetson starship space probe

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Antonyms

real estate

Hypernyms

spacecraft space vehicle ballistic capsule

Examples

On a standard space shuttle crew, two of the astronauts have a test pilot background - the commander and the pilot. Sally Ride

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

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

In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society. Sam Kinison

(8 hours after the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster) Ken MacLeod

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. Sally Ride

Close letter words and terms

space ship space ships space shot space sickness space simulation space simulator