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A spacecraft that is not designed to land is typically referred to as an orbital spacecraft or satellite. These vehicles are intended to operate in space and remain in orbit around a celestial body without landing on its surface. Examples include communication satellites, weather satellites, and space telescopes.
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a spacecraft is anything from satellites to shuttles.
The first spacecraft to land on the moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 in 1959. It was an unmanned spacecraft that crash-landed on the moon's surface.
A spacecraft is a general term referring to any vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space, including satellites and probes. A spaceship specifically refers to a spacecraft designed to carry humans. So, all spaceships are spacecraft, but not all spacecraft are spaceships.