space shuttle
noun
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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Hernández returned to Earth on the space shuttle and touched down on solid ground.
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NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
His dedicated service to our country continued as an astronaut on four separate space shuttle missions before his retirement.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
It was also used by the space shuttle before it was leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and future Starship launches.
—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
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NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
His dedicated service to our country continued as an astronaut on four separate space shuttle missions before his retirement.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
It was also used by the space shuttle before it was leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and future Starship launches.
—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
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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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