space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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Many sat in classrooms and auditoriums watching televisions to see the launch of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher set to go to space, aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
If confirmed, Isaacman, 41, would be the fifth NASA administrator with spaceflight experience, replacing former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who flew into orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in early 1986.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
The space shuttle became the world’s first reusable winged orbiting spaceship.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Few embody this tumultuous journey as powerfully as Eileen Collins, NASA’s first female pilot and space shuttle commander.
—Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
If confirmed, Isaacman, 41, would be the fifth NASA administrator with spaceflight experience, replacing former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who flew into orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in early 1986.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
The space shuttle became the world’s first reusable winged orbiting spaceship.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Few embody this tumultuous journey as powerfully as Eileen Collins, NASA’s first female pilot and space shuttle commander.
—Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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