shuttle flight

collocation in English

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shuttle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃʌt.əl/us
/ˈʃʌt̬.əl/
a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofshuttleandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Satellite imagery in the long term can help enhance theshuttleflightlanding procedure.
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This position tracks the payloads activities, and manages changes to theshuttleflightplan based upon the payload user requirements.
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The nineteen stars indicate that the mission is the 19thshuttleflight.
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We know that during this time of the year, particularly over the next month, there will be a dramatic increase in charter flights and shuttle flights.
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The stationary bike had long been a staple of shuttle flights to allow exercise that countered the effect of weightlessness on the muscles.
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Various scientific experiments were also conducted, both on shuttle flights and long-term aboard the station.
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The panel also recommended changes that should be made to increase the safety of future shuttle flights.
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He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001.
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As a result, the space toilet has been the first device activated on shuttle flights, after astronauts unbuckle themselves.
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At the time, there was concern that this would set back further shuttle flights by at least two months and possibly more.
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Eventually, following the resumption of shuttle flights in 1988, the launch of the telescope was scheduled for 1990.
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They did not call for a halt to shuttle flights until the joints could be redesigned, but rather treated the problem as an acceptable flight risk.
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