space vehicle vs ballistic capsule

space vehicle and ballistic capsule both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
space vehicle	Yes	No	No	No
ballistic capsule	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, space vehicle and ballistic capsule are synonyms defined as:

space vehicle and ballistic capsule: a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

Other synonyms of space vehicle include spacecraft.

space vehicle (noun)	ballistic capsule (noun)
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun	a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun