spacecraft
spacecraft — noun
1. a machine built to travel and operate beyond Earth's atmosphere, used to carry a
a machine built to travel and operate beyond Earth's atmosphere, used to carry astronauts, satellites, or scientific equipment into space
The cargo spacecraft docked with the space station at dawn, carrying two tonnes of supplies.
collocation: cargo spacecraft / docked with the space station
Emre hopes to work on the spacecraft that will carry people to the Moon.
Camila watched the spacecraft lift off from the launch pad, feeling a rush of excitement.
Before a spacecraft can leave Earth's orbit, it must reach a speed of about 28,000 kilometres per hour.
- spaceship
more informal and strongly associated with science fiction; spacecraft is the standard technical and journalistic term
- probe
specifically refers to an uncrewed spacecraft sent to collect data from distant planets, moons, or other bodies
- orbiter
a spacecraft designed to circle a planet or moon without landing; a subtype rather than a full synonym
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Plural is also spacecraft (not 'spacecrafts'). The word appears frequently in news reporting on space exploration and in technical discussions of space missions.