| Definition | a spacecraft designed to ferry people and freight short distances |
| OED requirements | antedating 1961 |
| Earliest cite | in New Scientist 27 July |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
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| 1979 O. Davies in O. Davis Omni Bk. of Space 189 | It was designed to be a space truck, not a space bus. |