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nouna craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
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- shot the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- attitude position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
- cabin the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
- astronaut a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- spaceship a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
- capsule a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
- module detachable compartment of a spacecraft
- lem a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
- uplink a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
- autopilot a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course