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A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earths atmosphere
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space capsule — space ,capsule noun count a small space vehicle in which ASTRONAUTS return to Earth from space … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
space capsule — space .capsule n the part of a spacecraft that carries people into space to obtain information and then comes back to Earth … Dictionary of contemporary English
space capsule — ► NOUN ▪ a small spacecraft or the part of a larger one that contains the instruments or crew, designed to be returned to earth … English terms dictionary
Space capsule — A space capsule is an often manned spacecraft which has a simple shape for the main section, without any wings or other features to create lift during atmospheric reentry.Capsules have been used in most of the manned space programs to date,… … Wikipedia
space capsule — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms space capsule : singular space capsule plural space capsules a small space vehicle in which astronauts return to Earth from space … English dictionary
space capsule — space′ cap sule n. ars capsule 5) … From formal English to slang
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment — Pour les articles homonymes, voir SRE. Space Capsule Recovery Experiment La SRE 1 conservée pour exposition publique à … Wikipédia en Français
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Space Capsule Recovery Experiment Caption = The SRE 1 kept for public display at Thiruvananthapuram on April 29, 2007 Organization = ISRO Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter Satellite Of = Earth Orbital Insertion… … Wikipedia
space capsule — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, apogee, attitude control rocket, ballistic capsule, burn, capsule, deep space ship, docking, docking maneuver, ferry rocket, fuel ship, injection, insertion, lunar excursion module, lunar… … Moby Thesaurus
space capsule — noun a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space • Syn: ↑capsule • Hypernyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle … Useful english dictionary
space capsule — noun (C) the part of a space vehicle that carries people into space to obtain information and then comes back to Earth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
