Synonyms for space shuttle
space shut·tle

Princeton's WordNet

1. space shuttlenoun

   a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere

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1. Dave Allega:

   The CST-100 will be a more simple vehicle to operate than the space shuttle, but the automation is complicated in and of itself, so we need to understand that automation and so does the crew, when Boeing trains our astronauts, they will have to balance simplicity, and giving the crew everything they need to know to manually operate the spacecraft just in case something goes wrong.

2. Ronald Reagan:

   The distance between the present system and our proposal is like comparing the distance between a Model T and the space shuttle. And I should know I've seen both.

3. Chris Buckley:

   An A350-1000 can carry an A320 on its back ... just like the Space Shuttle, and that would equal the weight of a 777-9. So why go for the 777 and carry around all this metal?

4. Dan Adamski:

   The new engine controller … controls valve positions, propellants [and] stuff like that going through the engine, just like you’re not using the same computer that you used five years ago, we’re not using the same controller or computer that we used 20 or 30 years ago on the space shuttle main engine.

5. Rich Scobee:

   Going from turning wrenches on a flight line to commanding a space shuttle -- no country in the world could you do that except for this one.