Shuttlecraft

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.

    "At the nonprofit science and space learning center, you can get a taste of what it's like to work in space, have lunch with an astronaut, check out shuttlecraft and get an up-close look at space suits."

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"At the nonprofit science and space learning center, you can get a taste of what it's like to work in space, have lunch with an astronaut, check out shuttlecraft and get an up-close look at space suits."

Etymology

From shuttle + -craft.

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