space capsule
Britishnoun
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That was about five years after SpaceX sent astronauts Robert Behnken External link and Douglas Hurley External link there aboard a Dragon space capsule.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Lockheed-Martin is responsible for the Orion space capsule for Artemis II and III. Boeing and Blue Origin will continue to be major contributors to America’s space programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
China completes its first crewed space docking when the Shenzhou 9 space capsule meets the prototype Tiangong-1 laboratory in orbit.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Takei had other names for him, calling Shatner “a guinea pig” after the 90-year-old’s October flight aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space capsule.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
The space capsule shot deep into the water, turning upside down on its journey.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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