spacecraft en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -craft English spacecraft From space + -craft.
Meanings
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A vehicle that travels through space.
For the autocompatibility test, completed with Redwire partner Airbus Defense and Space, both spacecraft were stacked together, just like they will be for launch and the first month of the mission.
2024 March 5, “Proba-3 Testing Milestones Completed at Redwire’s Facility Ahead of 2024 Launch”, in Redwire Space, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025:Today, Velcro is used for everything from keeping astronauts from floating off the floor of their spacecrafts to keeping artificial hearts in place, as well as the more mundane tasks of fastening clothing.
1990 February 12, Reuters, “Georges de Mestral, 82, Inventor Who Developed Velcro in”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2022:The object appeared after a series of routine prelanding procedures in which the crew tested the steering jets, a test that often shakes loose objects from the spacecraft.
2008 June 14, John Schwartz, “No Problems Seen for Shuttle Landing”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spacecrafts | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| spacecraft | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
nanospacecraft · multispacecraft · spacecraft bus
Hyponyms
cycler · spaceplane · starcraft · space shuttle · star vessel · starship · space capsule · spaceliner · starliner
Relateds
Synonyms
spaceship · space vessel · space vehicle
Translations (45)
lo ຍານອາວະກາດ (vehicle that travels through space) · ka კოსმოსური საფრენი აპარატი (vehicle that travels through space) · ko 우주선 (vehicle that travels through space) · sv rymdfarkost (vehicle that travels through space) · he חֲלָלִית (vehicle that travels through space) · mi waka tuarangi (vehicle that travels through space) · de Weltraumflugkörper (vehicle that travels through space) · ja 宇宙船 (vehicle that travels through space) · ar مَرْكَبَةٌ فَضَائِيَّة (vehicle that travels through space) · mi waka ātea (vehicle that travels through space) · ml ബഹിരാകാശപേടകം (vehicle that travels through space) · eu espazio-ontzi (vehicle that travels through space) · hi अंतरिक्ष यान (vehicle that travels through space) · ko 우주기 (vehicle that travels through space) · cs kosmická loď (vehicle that travels through space) · th ยานอวกาศ (vehicle that travels through space) · ky космос аппараты (vehicle that travels through space) · nds-de Ruumfohrtüüg (vehicle that travels through space) · it spazionave (vehicle that travels through space) · nb romfartøy (vehicle that travels through space) · pl statek kosmiczny (vehicle that travels through space) · cmn 航天器 (vehicle that travels through space) · sa अन्तरिक्षयानम् (vehicle that travels through space) · tr uzay aracı (vehicle that travels through space) · de Raumfahrzeug (vehicle that travels through space) · el διαστημόπλοιο (vehicle that travels through space) · ja 宇宙機 (vehicle that travels through space) · bg косми́чески ко́раб (vehicle that travels through space) · ka კოსმოსური ხომალდი (vehicle that travels through space) · nn romfartøy (vehicle that travels through space) · id wantariksa (vehicle that travels through space) · fr spationef (vehicle that travels through space) · uk космі́чний апара́т (vehicle that travels through space) · id pesawat luar angkasa (vehicle that travels through space) · da rumfartøj (vehicle that travels through space) · be касмі́чны апара́т (vehicle that travels through space) · de Weltraumfahrzeug (vehicle that travels through space) · fr astronef (vehicle that travels through space) · sk kozmická loď (vehicle that travels through space) · es nave espacial (vehicle that travels through space) · tt галәми аппарат (vehicle that travels through space) · ml ബഹിരാകാശവാഹനം (vehicle that travels through space) · id wahana antariksa (vehicle that travels through space) · fr véhicule spatial (vehicle that travels through space) · ru косми́ческий аппара́т (vehicle that travels through space)