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File:Carnivorous_airships_circa_1930-31.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigible|Flock of [[Carnivorous dirigible|Carnivorous dirigibles]].  USN photo circa 1930-31.
File:Carnivorous_airships_circa_1930-31.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigible|Flock of [[Carnivorous dirigible|Carnivorous dirigibles]].  USN photo circa 1930-31.
File:Wumpuss-compass.jpg|link=Wumpus-compass|[[Wumpus-compass]] syndrome linked to [[Extract of Radium]] binge.
File:Wumpuss-compass.jpg|link=Wumpus-compass|[[Wumpus-compass]] syndrome linked to [[Extract of Radium]] binge.
File:International Space Station after undocking of STS-132.jpg|link=Engineering (nonfiction)|International Space Station is a masterpiece of [[Engineering (nonfiction)|engineering]].
File:Francesco Lana de Terzi Flying boat 1670.png|link=Airship (nonfiction)|Francesco Lana de Terzi's [[Airship (nonfiction)|Aerial Ship]] design of 1670.
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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File:International Space Station after undocking of STS-132.jpg|link=Engineering (nonfiction)|International Space Station is a masterpiece of [[Engineering (nonfiction)|engineering]].
File:Francesco Lana de Terzi Flying boat 1670.png|link=Airship (nonfiction)|Francesco Lana de Terzi's [[Airship (nonfiction)|Aerial Ship]] design of 1670.
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* [[Interstellar luxury cruiser (nonfiction)]]
* [[Interstellar luxury cruiser (nonfiction)]]

Revision as of 11:05, 30 September 2016

Vostok-1 descent module.

A spacecraft is a vehicle, or machine designed to fly in outer space.

Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, planetary exploration, transportation of humans and cargo.

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