space shuttle(n = noun.artifact) - a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere;
is a kind of ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft

   a reusable vehicle that can carry people or objects into orbit around the earth and return to be used again for subsequent trips; -- distinguished from rockets that are used only once. The present (1997) American space shuttle is a manned vehicle, having an external fuel tank that is expendable and not re-used. [PJC]

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