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Recent Examples of liftoff
Each spaceflight on a New Shepard vehicle lasts about 11 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
We’re each outfitted with our own wireless Meta Quest 3S headsets—each affixed with some noise-canceling headphones—then take our seats inside the virtual Arc for liftoff.
—Ben Dowsett, Wired News, 15 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin will stream the launch live, with coverage typically starting around 40 minutes before liftoff.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
We’re each outfitted with our own wireless Meta Quest 3S headsets—each affixed with some noise-canceling headphones—then take our seats inside the virtual Arc for liftoff.
—Ben Dowsett, Wired News, 15 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin will stream the launch live, with coverage typically starting around 40 minutes before liftoff.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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Monday's launch was SpaceX's fifth for the year out of 615 over the history of the company.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since launch, mission teams have guided the observatory steadily toward L1.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company also offers a Lighthouse accessory, a wearable controller that enables takeoff, landing, mode switching, and recall using VirtualTether.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The clean double-breasted buttons instantly add elegance to your airport outfit, especially when paired with a matching Amazon Essentials Turtleneck and sleek black Libin Wide-leg Dress Pants to keep you warm and comfortable from takeoff to arrival.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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