space capsule

noun

1. a vehicle, sometimes carrying people or animals, designed to obtain scientific information from space, planets, etc, and be recovered on returning to earth

Example Sentences

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.

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Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.”

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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.

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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.

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Ken’s, with lots of controls, looks like it could double as a space capsule.

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Related Words

• capsule 
• spacecraft 
• spaceship