Shuttle
Encyclopedia
The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving
to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:
Air transportation
Land transportation
Shuttle (weaving)
A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store weft yarn while weaving. Shuttles are thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threads of the warp in order to weave in the weft....
to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:
Transportation
Spacecraft- Buran (spacecraft), the vehicle for the Soviet space shuttle program
- Space ShuttleSpace ShuttleThe Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
, the vehicle for the NASA Space Program - ShuttlecraftShuttlecraftShuttlecraft may refer to any smaller spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport, such as:* Shuttlecraft , small space vehicles in the fictional universe of Star Trek...
, any smaller spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport
Air transportation
- Delta ShuttleDelta ShuttleDelta Shuttle is the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service between LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Logan International Airport in Boston, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport serving Washington, D.C. and Chicago-O'Hare International Airport...
, the brand name for Delta Air Lines' air shuttle service - Shuttle AmericaShuttle AmericaShuttle America Corporation is a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It feeds United Airlines flights at Chicago, Denver, and Washington as United Express, and feeds Delta Air Lines flights at Atlanta and New York as Delta Connection and Delta Shuttle.-History:Shuttle America...
, a regional airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana - Shuttle by UnitedShuttle by UnitedShuttle by United was an "airline within an airline" brand operated as a subsidiary of United Airlines from 1994 to 2001 along the West Coast of the United States...
, a regional airline operated as a subsidiary of United Airlines - Shuttle Carrier AircraftShuttle Carrier AircraftThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA uses to transport Space Shuttle orbiters...
, modified Boeing 747 airliners used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters - US Airways Shuttle, the brand name for an hourly service offered by US Airways
Land transportation
- A public transportPublic transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system operating at frequent intervals on a short, (mostly) non-stop route between two places- New York City Subway shuttles
- Shuttle (Amtrak)Shuttle (Amtrak)Amtrak runs Shuttles between Springfield, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. These shuttles connect with Northeast Regional service at the New Haven station, usually a cross-platform or same platform transfer....
- Eurotunnel ShuttleEurotunnel ShuttleEurotunnel Le Shuttle is a shuttle service between Calais/Coquelles in France and Folkestone in Britain. It conveys road vehicles by rail through the Channel Tunnel...
, the car-carrying trains used in the Channel Tunnel - Shuttle van, a New Zealand term for shared taxis
Sciences and technology
- Molecular shuttleMolecular shuttleA molecular shuttle in supramolecular chemistry is a special type of molecular machine capable of shuttling molecules or ions from one location to another. This field is of relevance to nanotechnology in its quest for nanoscale electronic components and also to biology where many biochemical...
s, a molecule capable of nanoscale transportation - Shuttle vectorShuttle vectorA shuttle vector is a vector constructed so that it can propagate in two different host species . Therefore, DNA inserted into a shuttle vector can be tested or manipulated in two different cell types. The main advantage of these vectors is they can be manipulated in E. coli then used in a...
, vector that shuttles between species, biochemistry, genetics - Shuttle machinery, as used in extrusion blow molding
- Shuttle bombingShuttle bombingShuttle bombing is a tactic where bombers fly from their home base to bomb a first target and continue to a different location where they are refuelled and rearmed. The aircraft may then bomb a second target on the return leg to their home base...
, a World War II strategic bombing tactic - MPW shuttle, an integrated circuit production run for multi-chip or multi-project wafers
Media
- Shuttle (film)Shuttle (film)Shuttle is a 2008 thriller film/horror film about a group of young travelers who are kidnapped by an airport shuttle driver with unknown motives. The film was written and directed by Edward Anderson, and stars Tony Curran, Peyton List, Cullen Douglas, and Cameron Goodman.Shuttle premiered at...
, a 2008 thriller film - Shuttle (video game), a video game produced by Virgin
Other
- Shuttle Inc.Shuttle Inc.Shuttle is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of motherboards, barebone computers, complete PC systems, and monitors. Throughout the last 10 years, Shuttle has been one of the world's top 10 motherboard manufacturers, and gained fame in 2001 with the introduction of the Shuttle SV24, one of the world's...
, a manufacturer of small form factor computers - ShuttlecockShuttlecockA shuttlecock, sometimes called a bird or birdie, is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen or so overlapping feathers, usually goose or duck and from the left wing only, embedded into a rounded cork base...
or birdie, the object batted back and forth in badminton - River ShuttleRiver ShuttleThe River Shuttle is a small tributary of the River Cray in London, United Kingdom.The river rises at two or more springs between Avery Hill and Eltham in the London Borough of Greenwich at the junction of the permeable Blackheath Beds and the denser Woolwich Beds...
, a river of southeast London, England, a United States navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919 - Shuttle (compact disc player), a device that holds multiple compact music discs which is then inserted into a multi-disc player.
- Shuttle (Seminconductor Wafer Fabrication), a tray used to contain multiple wafers during production which allows them to be plated.