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1. space shuttle
a reusable spacecraft, or orbiter, with two solid rocket boosters and an external fuel tank that are jettisoned after takeoff.
Etymology: (1965–70, Amer.)
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1. (noun) space shuttle
a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
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1. (noun) space shuttle
a vehicle that travels to and from space, landing like an airplane
the launch of the space shuttle
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