| space shuttle n. A reusable spacecraft with wings for controlled descent in the atmosphere, designed to transport astronauts between Earth and an orbiting space station and also used to deploy and retrieve satellites. |
space shuttle
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(Astronautics) any of a series of reusable US space vehicles (Columbia (exploded 2003), Challenger (exploded 1986), Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour) that can be launched into earth orbit transporting astronauts and equipment for a period of observation, research, etc., before re-entry and an unpowered landing on a runway; the first operational flight occurred in 1982
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| Noun | 1. |  space shuttle - a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphereballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun |
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space shuttle n → shuttle m inv
space shuttle n → shuttle m inv
space shuttle n → shuttle m inv
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