spacecraft's

Belonging to spaceship

Spacecraft's is the possessive form of spacecraft—a vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space.

Use it to indicate something belonging to or associated with a spacecraft: The spacecraft's trajectory took it past Jupiter, The spacecraft's instruments detected water ice on the moon's surface.

components

hull

Outer covering or frame

thrusterEngine providing forward force
airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
heat shieldBarrier against extreme temperatures

antenna · solar panel · fuel tank · cockpit · cargo bay · docking port · life support · navigation system · propulsion · fuselage

mission

trajectory

Path of moving object

orbitCurved celestial path
payloadCarried freight or charge
launchSet into motion

reentry · rendezvous · splashdown · touchdown · crew · destination · objective · countdown · liftoff · deployment

ownership

NASA

Federal space exploration bureau

SpaceXPrivate rocket manufacturer
ESAContinental space organization
BoeingAmerican aircraft manufacturer

agency · manufacturer · nation · contractor · program · fleet · operator · commission · registration · designation

Opposites

operational domain

spacecraft'sship's

Belonging to a boat

boat's · submarine's · automobile's · car's

terrestrial vs extraterrestrial origin/nature

spacecraft'searthbound

Confined to terra firma

terrestrial · planetary · grounded · earthly · land-based

domain of operation

spacecraft'sautomobile

Self-propelled passenger conveyance

car · watercraft · ship · boat · submarine

Phrases

alien spacecraftOtherworldly vehicle

Family

spacecraft, spacecrafts

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G