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space capsule
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space capsule
n.
A vehicle or compartment of a vehicle designed to transport, protect, and support humans or animals in outer space or at very high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.

space capsule
n
(Astronautics) a vehicle, sometimes carrying people or animals, designed to obtain scientific information from space, planets, etc., and be recovered on returning to earth
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Noun1.space capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer spacespace capsule - a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft - a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun


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