Spacecraft
(noun)
A vehicle, such as a rocket, designed to travel through space.
Origin:
Space + craft, first recorded in 1957.
Examples:
- The spacecraft will be launched into orbit next month.
- The Apollo 11 spacecraft was the first to land on the moon.
- The spacecraft will carry a crew of six.
- Spacecraft are designed to withstand the extreme conditions of space.
- The spacecraft was equipped with the latest technology.