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A spacecraft is a vehicle designed to fly in outer space and can perform a variety of specific tasks, such as exploring, developing, or utilizing resources in space or celestial bodies. Spacecraft can be classified into different types depending on their tasks. Given that a spacecraft may perform different space missions at a time, it is difficult to classify spacecraft based on a single criterion alone.
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Xie, Y., Lei, Y., Guo, J., Meng, B. (2022). Introduction. In: Spacecraft Dynamics and Control. Space Science and Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6448-6_1
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