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Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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Nine of the company’s Archimedes engines, fueled by liquid methane and liquid oxygen, will power the first stage skyward.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Later in the performance, a twisting motion of Thomas’ arm sent 28-year-old Malibu swimming to the center of the pool to shoot skyward, spinning like a corkscrew.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The fire sent thick smoke plumes skyward from an observation point on Wiedemann Hill, according to footage that Cal Fire’s San Clara Unit posted on social media.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
Finally, flying belly-forward with its nose pointed skyward, Starship plunged back into the atmosphere.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Later in the performance, a twisting motion of Thomas’ arm sent 28-year-old Malibu swimming to the center of the pool to shoot skyward, spinning like a corkscrew.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The fire sent thick smoke plumes skyward from an observation point on Wiedemann Hill, according to footage that Cal Fire’s San Clara Unit posted on social media.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2025
Finally, flying belly-forward with its nose pointed skyward, Starship plunged back into the atmosphere.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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skyward
adverb
sky·ward
ˈskī-wərd 
1
: toward the sky
gaze skyward
2
: to a higher level
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