spacecraft

IPA: spˈeɪskræft

Examples of "spacecraft" in Sentences

I agree that a top-mounted manned spacecraft is inherently safer than a side-mounted spacecraft.
Save all of the "I" and "me" stuff until the spacecraft is actually capable of making those statements.
To me, the 'ultimate' LEO spacecraft is a two-stage (or possible 2. 5-stage with RSRMs of some type) design.
Just invent the Jezz Bezos Blue Origin spacecraft, make your own spacecraft suitcases, spacecraft astronaut gear.
And the "Pale Blue Dot," at least for me, is - represents the last moment in spacecraft leaving the Earth in which you can see the Earth at all.
The real snag in lifting bodies as spacecraft is abort during boost and the dynamics involved and the question as to if or not that problem can be solved and what the cost will be.
Communication between Earth and spacecraft is clunky and reminiscent of the days when switchboard operators had to plug in telephone lines by hand to connect the people at either end.
If the ASAP reallys wants to expose poor safety in spacecraft design --- look into what we rely on to transport our crews today and during the time the U.S. will have no crewed vehicles to fly except the Soyuz.
My personal idea for an ideal multi-role manned spacecraft is either a lifting body or a DynaSoar-like 'space plane' with a docking airlock aft so that it can act as a 'tow truck' for specialised mission modules.