capsule

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Nearby is the computer screen of the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, the person responsible for all direct communication with the astronauts.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

On the livestream from Orion, Earth is slowly shrinking, as the capsule moves further and further into space.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The capsule will carry the first Black person, first woman and first non-American to travel around the moon — potentially traveling farther and reentering the Earth’s atmosphere faster than any other human mission in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He gave Mrs. Olinski a capsule lecture on what multiculturalism really means.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg