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

In order to efficiently scale its satellite launches, orbital data centers and interplanetary travel ambitions, SpaceX needs to develop a fully reusable spacecraft.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 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 company has manufactured more than 2 million cabin windows for Boeing 737 spacecraft, and “our high-clarity transparency technology also enabled the view from Artemis II space mission back to Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Still others tested whether astronauts would be able to work outside of their spacecraft.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson