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spaceship

[speys-ship] / ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /






NOUN
unidentified flying object
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Weir and a small crew are sent on a recovery mission after the lost spaceship, the Event Horizon, suddenly reappears in orbit around Neptune, issuing a distress signal.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Doctor Who first launched in 1963, and follows the adventures of an eccentric Time Lord who travels in a spaceship larger on the inside, that disguises itself as a 1960s British police box.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The spaceship traveled a little more than 62 miles above California’s Mojave Desert, as thousands of people watched from the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

I always wanted to own a rocket company, and with Musk navigating the spaceship, I feel confident that he will take my finances to the moon.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Enterprise: Named after the spaceship in Star Trek; used only in testing.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

That money is definitely needed to get the company’s giant spaceships working and build out expensive data centers needed for artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

The restart of commercial missions with a mothership and two Delta spaceships opens up the potential for $450 million in annual revenue across 125 flights, analysts at Jefferies said.

From Barron's Apr. 6, 2026

Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

The spaceships of the future—the ones we imagine, or design on paper—have the signature feature of never blowing up.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

Or those science-fiction bay doors on spaceships with air locks.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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