Examples of on-target in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cushioned by airbags, the Boeing crew capsule descended under three parachutes toward an on-target landing at 10:01 pm local time Friday (12:01 am EDT Saturday) at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024 Leaving its crew behind in orbit, Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Friday and chalked up a successful unpiloted return to Earth, closing out a disappointing test flight with an on-target New Mexico touchdown. William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024 Its first stage, solid rocket boosters, and upper stage performed as expected for the first phase of the flight, delivering eight small satellites into an on-target orbit. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024 On its debut flight, the new rocket delivered a commercial lunar lander to an on-target orbit. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on-target 

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“On-target.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on-target. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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