spacecraft

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Back on Earth, the blackout will be a tense time for those with the job of maintaining contact with the spacecraft,

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the next day, "they will be on the far side of the Moon, they will eclipse that record, and we're going to learn an awful lot about the spacecraft," said Isaacman.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of a booster that propels a large spacecraft into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The average satellite will need about $50,000 worth of semiconductors, while more complex spacecraft will need more than $100,000 worth, Truist’s Stein said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

It was a suborbital lob shot, and though the spacecraft was empty, the newspapers said it was the opening round of America’s program to put men into space.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam