space capsule
Britishnoun
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The McDonnell Aircraft Corp. was founded by James S. McDonnell and was a major aerospace and defense contractor, manufacturing military jets such as the F-4 Phantom II and NASA’s Mercury and Gemini space capsules.
From Los Angeles Times
On one mission, the astronaut had so much fun floating around outside of the space capsule that his commanders had to order him to go back inside his craft.
From Literature
Her lab is seeking new funding from NASA, for example, to study the effect of CO₂ on people confined to enclosed spaces, such as inside of space capsules and submarines.
From Science Daily
The space capsule atop the rocket separated and went into orbit eight minutes after the launch and began a two-day, 34-orbit trip to the space station.
From Seattle Times
In addition to commercial aircraft, Boeing is losing money on big-ticket programs such as assembling space capsules, building a new Air Force One and turning out Pentagon refueling aircraft.
From Seattle Times
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