spacecraft

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Goonhilly has been involved in events such as broadcasting the Apollo 11 Moon landing to the world in 1969 and landing a commercial spacecraft on the moon for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A mission operator engineer at Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall, he spent the flight glued to live radio links from the Orion capsule, listening in on real‑time chatter between the spacecraft and Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In the 1980s, we heard about the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that would be used for Earth-to-orbit missions, including eventually to the International Space Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The Nemean Lion growled and steadied itself on the spacecraft, but its weight was too much.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan