Space Vehicle (Noun)
Meaning
A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The space vehicle, carrying a crew of three astronauts, successfully docked with the International Space Station.
- After years of development, the company finally launched its first reusable space vehicle into orbit.
- The space vehicle's propulsion system was designed to be highly efficient, allowing it to travel farther and faster than any previous spacecraft.
- NASA's space vehicle, the Orion, is intended to take humans to the moon and eventually to Mars.
- The space vehicle's heat shield was designed to protect it from the intense heat generated during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.