space capsules
Orbital crew containers
Space capsules is the plural of space capsule, a small spacecraft designed to carry astronauts or cargo and return safely to Earth.
Unlike space shuttles, capsules lack wings and rely on parachutes or splashdowns for landing.
The cramped, sealed design protects occupants during launch and reentry: The astronauts spent three days in the space capsule before splashdown.
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- recovery teamGroup retrieving lost items/people
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- SoyuzRussian crewed spacecraft
- orbitCurved celestial path
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- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
space capsulesspace shuttles
Reusable crewed orbital spacecraft
spaceplanes · space stations · rockets · boosters · starships
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