spacecrafts
Rockets and shuttles
Spacecrafts is a nonstandard plural of spacecraft, which already serves as both singular and plural.
Spacecraft denotes any vehicle designed to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere, from satellites and space stations to rockets and probes.
While *spacecrafts* appears occasionally in casual usage, careful writers avoid it, much as they avoid *aircrafts*.
The museum displays several historic spacecraft.
Thorough examination or tool
- roverDrifter or space explorer
- orbiterBody circling another
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- voyagerLong-distance journey taker
satellite · interplanetary · flyby · mission · trajectory · telemetry · antenna · instruments
Enclosed dose container
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- stationFixed stopping point
- moduleIndependent functional component
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
cosmonaut · taikonaut · life-support · airlock · hatch · cockpit · cabin · reentry
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- thrusterEngine providing forward force
- engineMachine producing motion
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- fuelEnergy source material
oxidizer · chemical · nuclear · delta-v · burn · ignition · staging · nozzle
Fictional interstellar vessel
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- SerenityName evoking peace
- DiscoveryVessel or network name
- hyperdriveFictional superluminal propulsion
TARDIS · USS · bridge · viewscreen · transporter · shields · phaser · fleet
Outer covering or frame
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- avionicsAircraft electronic equipment
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
titanium · aluminum · composite · aerodynamic · thermal · radiation · shielding · structural
probe
Thorough examination or tool
voyager · satellite · interplanetary · flyby · mission · trajectory · telemetry · antenna · instruments · NASA
capsule
Enclosed dose container
astronaut · cosmonaut · taikonaut · life-support · airlock · hatch · cockpit · cabin · reentry · splashdown
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- thrusterEngine providing forward force
- engineMachine producing motion
- boosterSomething that increases strength
fuel · oxidizer · chemical · nuclear · delta-v · burn · ignition · staging · nozzle · exhaust
starship
Fictional interstellar vessel
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- SerenityName evoking peace
- DiscoveryVessel or network name
TARDIS · hyperdrive · USS · bridge · viewscreen · transporter · shields · phaser · fleet · armada
hull
Outer covering or frame
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- avionicsAircraft electronic equipment
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
insulation · titanium · aluminum · composite · aerodynamic · thermal · radiation · shielding · structural · systems
spacecraftsautomobiles
Self-propelled road vehicles
cars · submarines · ships · boats · watercraft
spacecraftsdugout canoes
Vessels carved from trunks
wheelbarrows · rickshaws · canoes · oxcarts · rafts
- alien spacecraftOtherworldly vehicle
- extraterrestrial spacecraftAlien-built vehicle for travel
- spacecraft designEngineering space-faring vehicles