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Recent Examples of liftoff
That issue took possible March liftoff dates off the table and prompted NASA to roll the rocket back off the launchpad for servicing.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Artemis 2 managers met over the past two days, conducting the mission's flight readiness review (FRR) ahead of rolling its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule back to the launch pad for liftoff.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The practice liftoff to get into a new lunar orbit was supposed to have been in February.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026
When is the Artemis 2 rocket launch date? Originally slated for liftoff in February, NASA officials initially delayed the Artemis 2 moon launch from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, by about a month.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Artemis 2 managers met over the past two days, conducting the mission's flight readiness review (FRR) ahead of rolling its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule back to the launch pad for liftoff.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The practice liftoff to get into a new lunar orbit was supposed to have been in February.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026
When is the Artemis 2 rocket launch date? Originally slated for liftoff in February, NASA officials initially delayed the Artemis 2 moon launch from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, by about a month.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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Rocket Lab will perform 20 hypersonic test flights The signing of the latest contract is Rocket Lab’s single largest launch agreement yet.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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The first ep debuts tomorrow night (March 21) at 10pm UK local time, with anticipation building ahead of launch.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Duffy said a United Airlines flight experienced an aborted takeoff Sunday morning, which is where the emergency vehicle that was struck on the runway was headed.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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At least 66 people were killed and several others injured when a military transport aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday in Colombia’s Puerto Leguízamo, according to an AP report.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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