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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, 1 Aug. 2025
The rocket, launched from Starbase around 6:37 p.m. CST, managed to reach space — a milestone that eluded the seventh and eighth test flights as both exploded within 10 minutes after liftoff.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
Your career and professional life are ready for liftoff, Libra.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 June 2025
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The rocket, launched from Starbase around 6:37 p.m. CST, managed to reach space — a milestone that eluded the seventh and eighth test flights as both exploded within 10 minutes after liftoff.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
Your career and professional life are ready for liftoff, Libra.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 June 2025
The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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But for now at least, we should all get used to the current state of Liquid Glass sticking around through the big public launch.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Sean Connery Prize decided by the audience gives them a real launch.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Shortly after takeoff, passengers in the row in front of James tried to recline, only to discover that something (or someone) was blocking them.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Such testing appraises the performance of the moon lander under different scenarios throughout the landing and takeoff processes.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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