spacecraft

From space +‎ -craft.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/

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spacecraft (plural spacecraft or (nonstandard) spacecrafts)

2. (astronautics) A vehicle that travels through space.
   • 1990 February 12, Reuters, “Georges de Mestral, 82, Inventor Who Developed Velcro in”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 December 2022:

     Today, Velcro is used for everything from keeping astronauts from floating off the floor of their spacecrafts to keeping artificial hearts in place, as well as the more mundane tasks of fastening clothing.

   • 2008 June 14, John Schwartz, “No Problems Seen for Shuttle Landing”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     The object appeared after a series of routine prelanding procedures in which the crew tested the steering jets, a test that often shakes loose objects from the spacecraft.

   • 2024 March 5, “Proba-3 Testing Milestones Completed at Redwire’s Facility Ahead of 2024 Launch”, in Redwire Space‎^[3], archived from the original on 18 March 2025:

     For the autocompatibility test, completed with Redwire partner Airbus Defense and Space, both spacecraft were stacked together, just like they will be for launch and the first month of the mission.

• The standard plural form is spacecraft; spacecrafts is far less common.

• space shuttle
• timeship