space shuttle
nounDefinition of space shuttle
: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space
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She's flown on three space shuttle missions: in 2006, 2007 and 2010. — Rachel Crane, CNN, "One of these 12 women astronauts will go to the moon," 21 June 2019 Ever since the space shuttle program ended in 2011, American astronauts bound for the International Space Station have had to hitch a ride with the Russians. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "A Leaky Component Caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon Explosion," 15 July 2019 The United States hasn't been able to fly humans into orbit since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "SpaceX thinks it knows what went wrong aboard Crew Dragon," 15 July 2019 In 1995, Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle. — National Geographic, "Episode 7: The Glass Stratosphere," 23 July 2019 In 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 18 June 2019 That’s because the space agency’s experience with the Moon shot and the space shuttle has taught it one big lesson among many smaller lessons. — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al.com, "Women in Apollo program say, ‘Don’t let anybody stop you’," 1 July 2019 Reagan’s dreams of privatizing low-Earth orbit came crashing down—literally and figuratively—on January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle Challenger blew up during flight and killed all seven astronauts on board. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "NASA Went to the Stock Exchange to Try to Sell the ISS," 7 June 2019 Co-owner Wesley Murray grew up in Cocoa Beach where his dad, Richard Murray, worked on the space shuttle program out of Kennedy Space Center for 36 years. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary is spurring one giant leap in business on the Space Coast," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'space shuttle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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