What does "space shuttle" mean?

A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.

Space shuttle

Common synonyms include: nasa program, orbital shuttle, orbiting shuttle, reusable spacecraft, space program, spacecraft.

noun

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Noun

1
A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.
2
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.
3
a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere wordnet
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The reusable winged orbiter of this system.
5
Any vehicle capable of repeatedly travelling between destinations in outer space carrying people or cargo.