spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Amazon's 27 spacecraft added up to become the heaviest payload ever launched by an Atlas V in 102 missions.
—Alex Goy, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
SpaceX has already parlayed its Starlink network for several purposes: The constellation connects individual homes and businesses in remote areas and provides connectivity for some airplanes, RVs and even astronauts traveling aboard orbital spacecraft.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The eclipse images arrived the same week the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft sent back one of the most detailed images of the sun's corona.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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