capsule

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This will involve manually flying the capsule in Earth's orbit to check the steering and lining up the spacecraft for future Moon landings.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In the second, crews headed to the Florida space coast, where they placed the abort system and test capsule on a modified missile.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

At its top sits Orion, a capsule about the size of a small van, where the four astronauts will spend the next 10 days in close proximity.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Our basement is kind of a time capsule, with shaggy, camel-colored carpet and shelves of Barbies and Power Rangers and Pokémon.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli