spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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The in-space systems group includes projects like Blue Ring, which aims to develop a versatile satellite that can do a diverse range of tasks in space, and the company’s efforts to build a new communications spacecraft that could orbit Mars.
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Loren Grush, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Managing warmth in clothing is part of a broader heat-management challenge in engineering that spans microchips, data centers, spacecraft and life-support systems.
—Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
The underside is flat and painted black, likely meant to resemble heat-resistant tiles used on spacecraft such as the Space Shuttle or the Air Force’s X-37B space plane.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Since then countless other spacecraft have gotten in on the act.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
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Loren Grush, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2025
Managing warmth in clothing is part of a broader heat-management challenge in engineering that spans microchips, data centers, spacecraft and life-support systems.
—Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
The underside is flat and painted black, likely meant to resemble heat-resistant tiles used on spacecraft such as the Space Shuttle or the Air Force’s X-37B space plane.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Since then countless other spacecraft have gotten in on the act.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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