spacecraft

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The crew will spend their second day in space at their maximum altitude, conducting up to 40 experiments, including intersatellite laser communication between the Dragon Spacecraft and Space X’s Starlink satellite constellation.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Spacecraft launches, and returns, were once international events.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

Spacecraft are designed to withstand the launch stresses of their chosen rocket, so switching is not simple.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

Before the disaster, Joseph Shea, head of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, asserted the crew smoking in the cabin was the only way a fire would occur.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2023

Spacecraft are assembled in special rooms called “white rooms” or “clean rooms.”

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins