Spacecraft

A spacecraft is a vehicle that travels through space. Spacecraft include robotic or unmanned space probes as well as manned vehicles. The term is sometimes also used to describe artificial satellites, which have similar design criteria.

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The term spaceship is generally applied only to spacecraft capable of transporting people.

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A space suit has at times been called a miniature spacecraft or spaceship, emphasizing its purpose of keeping its wearer alive while traveling in the vacuum of outer space.

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Spacecraft related Images and Photos (experimental)

Spacecraft over the Moon	Apollo 11 Astronauts Stand Next to their Spacecraft in 1969 Neil Armstrong Amongst Others	Shot of Planet Neptune Produced from Images Taken Through Spacecraft Voyager Ii's Wide-Angle Camera	Montage of Images Taken by the Voyager Spacecraft
Jupiter's Great Red Spot During Late Jovian Afternoon Photographed by Voyager 2 Spacecraft