space shuttlenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈspeɪs ˌʃʌt.əl/us/ˈspeɪs ˌʃʌt̬.əl/a vehicle in which people travel into space and back again, sometimes carrying a satellite or other equipment into orbit (= a curved path through space)
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Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- cosmonaut
- earthbound
- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- moon buggy
- NASA
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket ship
- spacecraft
- spaceman
- touchdown
- tracking station
- UFO
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