space shuttle

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noun (often initial capital letters)

any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants.

Origin of space shuttle

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby space shuttle

space rate, space-saving, space science, spaceship, spaceshot, space shuttle, space sickness, space stage, space station, spacesuit, Space Telescope

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British Dictionary definitions for space shuttle

space shuttle

noun

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 1981 and it was taken out of service in 2011

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Cultural definitions for space shuttle

space shuttle

A vehicle built by NASA that is capable of taking off from Earth, carrying a crew and a cargo into space, and returning to Earth to be used again. It is used primarily to transport a crew to an orbiting space station and to deploy and retrieve satellites.

notes for space shuttle

The space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. All seven crew members died in the accident.

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释义	space shuttle SEE SYNONYMS FOR space shuttle ON THESAURUS.COM noun (often initial capital letters) any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants. Origin of space shuttle An Americanism dating back to 1965–70 Words nearby space shuttle space rate, space-saving, space science, spaceship, spaceshot, space shuttle, space sickness, space stage, space station, spacesuit, Space Telescope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for space shuttle space shuttle noun 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 1981 and it was taken out of service in 2011 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to space shuttle shuttle, space capsule, lifting body, orbiter Cultural definitions for space shuttle space shuttle A vehicle built by NASA that is capable of taking off from Earth, carrying a crew and a cargo into space, and returning to Earth to be used again. It is used primarily to transport a crew to an orbiting space station and to deploy and retrieve satellites. notes for space shuttle The space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. All seven crew members died in the accident. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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space shuttle

noun (often initial capital letters)

Origin of space shuttle

Words nearby space shuttle

British Dictionary definitions for space shuttle

noun

Words related to space shuttle

Cultural definitions for space shuttle

notes for space shuttle