spacecraft

spacecraft
Synonyms and related words:
ATDA, ATS, Alouette, Anna, Apollo, Ariel, Atlas-Score, Biosatellite, Comsat, Cosmos, Courier, Diapason, Discoverer, ERS, Early Bird, Earth insertion, Echo, Elektron, Explorer, GATV, Gemini, Injun, Intelsat, LEM, LM, Lofti, Luna, Lunar Orbiter, Lunik, Mariner, Mars probes, Mercury, Midas, Nimbus, OAO, OGO, OSO, Pageos, Pegasus, Pioneer, Proton, Ranger, Relay, Samos, San Marco, Secor, Sputnik, Surveyor, Syncom, Telstar, Transit, Vanguard, Viking, Voskhod, WRESAT, Zond, apogee, artificial satellites, attitude-control rocket, ballistic capsule, burn, capsule, deep-space ship, docking, docking maneuver, ferry rocket, fuel ship, injection, insertion, lunar excursion module, lunar module, manned rocket, module, moon ship, multistage rocket, orbit, parking orbit, perigee, reentry, rocket, shuttle rocket, soft landing, space capsule, space docking, space rocket, spaceship

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  • spacecraft — [spās′kraft΄, spās′kräft΄] n. pl. spacecraft any vehicle, satellite, etc. designed to orbit the earth or travel through the solar system: often called, esp. if unmanned, space capsule …   English World dictionary

  • spacecraft — space craft, n. a vehicle capable of travelling in or into outer space; at present, all such vehicles are powered by rocket engine. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spacecraft — [n] spaceship flying saucer, rocket, rocket ship, satellite, shuttle, space capsule, space probe, space shuttle, UFO, unidentified flying object; concept 504 …   New thesaurus

  • spacecraft — ► NOUN (pl. same or spacecrafts) ▪ a vehicle used for travelling in space …   English terms dictionary

  • Spacecraft — Spaceship redirects here. For other uses, see Spaceship (disambiguation). More than 100 Russian Soyuz manned spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967, originally for a Soviet manned lunar program, but currently supporting the… …   Wikipedia

  • spacecraft — /spays kraft , krahft /, n. a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth s atmosphere or in orbit around the earth. [1955 60; SPACE + CRAFT] * * * Vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight …   Universalium

  • spacecraft — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ manned, unmanned ▪ An unmanned Chinese spacecraft has returned safely to Earth. ▪ orbiting VERB + SPACECRAFT ▪ launch …   Collocations dictionary

  • spacecraft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spaceship, rocket, transport (see astronautics). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rocket, spaceship, shuttle, space shuttle, space station, satellite, flying saucer, capsule, unidentified flying object (UFO),… …   English dictionary for students

  • spacecraft — UK [ˈspeɪsˌkrɑːft] / US [ˈspeɪsˌkræft] noun [countable] Word forms spacecraft : singular spacecraft plural spacecraft a vehicle that can travel in space …   English dictionary

  • spacecraft — n. a manned spacecraft (see the Usage Note for ship) * * * [ speɪskrɑːft] a manned spacecraft (see the Usage Note for ship) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • spacecraft — [[t]spe͟ɪskrɑːft, kræft[/t]] N COUNT (spacecraft is both the singular and the plural form.) A spacecraft is a rocket or other vehicle that can travel in space …   English dictionary

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