Rocket
Rocket noun - A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.
Space shuttle and rocket are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Space shuttle" instead a noun "Rocket".
Space shuttle
Space shuttle noun - A reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere.
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Rocket and space shuttle are semantically related. You can use "Rocket" instead a noun phrase "Space shuttle".
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Although it's basically a rocket, the Space Shuttle looks enough like a plane that goes into space, and was until its retirement the only reusable space vehicle, in spite of its flaws.
Source: Real Life / Cool Plane - The 1942 series contains examples of: Anachronism Stew — The series has weapons that should not have existed in WWII, such as a space shuttle-like rocket boss and Frickin' Laser Beams.
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A particularly grim example: when the space shuttle Challenger exploded, some astronauts' family members watching on TV thought it was a second-stage rocket ignition and cheered.
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