spacecraft

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The flight crew had to adjust the spacecraft to point the vent toward the Sun to help clear the clog.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

"We continue to learn all about our spacecraft as we operate it in deep space with crew for the first time," Hawkins said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A spacecraft descending on the shrouds of a large parachute is particularly vulnerable to horizontal winds.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan