spacecraft

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The next stage of the mission includes testing direct communications links between the spacecraft and Earth using SSC Space's worldwide ground station network.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

But its discovery in July led to wild speculation that the object was a piece of extraterrestrial technology — maybe even an alien spacecraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"We had to decide where the spacecraft goes, how it goes and when it goes. The success of the mission depended on what we did that day."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Five astronauts had briefly entered the docked Dragon spacecraft as a precautionary measure -- the capsule functions as a lifeboat of sorts in the case an evacuation is needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The spacecraft weighs 0.9 tons and would fill a large living room.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan