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スペースシャトル (supeesushatoru) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The space shuttle was retired in 2011.
When I was a child, I watched a space shuttle launch on TV.
Usage patterns スペースシャトルで 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 行い く to go to (a place, e.g. space/orbit) by space shuttle
The astronauts went into space aboard the space shuttle.
スペースシャトルを 発はっ 射しゃ する to launch a space shuttle
NASA launched the space shuttle for the first time in 1981.
Related words 宇宙船 is a general term for any spacecraft, while スペースシャトル refers specifically to NASA's reusable Space Shuttle vehicles.
シャトル is the common abbreviation of スペースシャトル when talking about the reusable spacecraft.
Don't confuse with ロケット is the expendable launch vehicle that provides thrust, while スペースシャトル is a reusable winged orbiter that itself rides on rocket boosters.
ソユーズ is the Russian/Soviet crewed spacecraft, while スペースシャトル refers to the American Space Shuttle program, a different vehicle entirely.
Etymology Loanword from English 'space shuttle'.
