spacecraft

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Its huge dishes form part of a private space communications network, which tracked the Orion spacecraft whenever the Moon climbed above the horizon, collecting and processing the data before sending it on to Nasa.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

He singled out the Orion spacecraft - named Integrity - and the Space Launch System as a symbol of what international partnership can still produce.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the 1980s, we heard about the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that would be used for Earth-to-orbit missions, including eventually to the International Space Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They redesigned the spacecraft, fixing flaws that had been exposed by the disaster and redoubling their focus on every possible detail of the next nine missions, each a step in the stairway to the Moon.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly