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Recent Examples of liftoff
The season 9 premiere ends with Hen and Athena (Angela Bassett) preparing for liftoff.
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025
After sending the Starship stage to space, Super Heavy returned for a soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico roughly 10 minutes after liftoff.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
After liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 27, the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, but an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
How to watch SpaceX livestream of Starship flight 10
SpaceX will host a livestream of the flight test that will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025
After sending the Starship stage to space, Super Heavy returned for a soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico roughly 10 minutes after liftoff.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
After liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 27, the vehicle successfully reached the Earth's orbit, but an apparent propellant leak caused a loss of altitude.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
How to watch SpaceX livestream of Starship flight 10
SpaceX will host a livestream of the flight test that will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
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Much like Blue Origin’s chief competitor, SpaceX — which has long been a dominant force in the commercial launch business — Blue Origin rockets are designed to be partially reused in order to drive down costs.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The latter has grown into a dominant force in pay-TV, racking up 10 million subscribers just eight years after its launch.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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The engine The left engine of the plane detached during takeoff, NSTB member Todd Inman said Wednesday, citing airport surveillance footage viewed by the agency.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle (AVEN) provides thrust vectoring capability for X-BAT’s vertical takeoff and landing maneuverability.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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