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SpaceX has also said the primary goal for Starship’s Super Heavy booster is to execute a successful launch, ascent and stage separation, followed by a boostback burn and landing burn in the Gulf of Mexico.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Zverev’s ascent: In a raggedy year marked by injuries to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the 29-year-old Zverev barged his lanky 6-foot-6 frame into tennis’s generational duopoly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The researchers found that this rapid ascent was associated with a much higher concentration of carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Rybakina's ascent to the top of the world rankings is already assured but she has made it clear that for all the prestige of being number one, winning titles is what she really cares about.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 1958 he’d made history as the driving force behind the first ascent of Hidden Peak, a 26,470-foot mountain in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan—the highest first ascent ever achieved by American climbers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Tadej Pogacar won nearly every bike race he entered, and he appeared to do it with ease, conquering rivals and Alpine ascents and eliding the perpetual danger of a perilous sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

When funds go from first to worst, many people attracted at the latter stages of those ascents bail out and actually lose money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It tunneled 435 feet through the mountains for slightly easier descents and ascents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal's southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world's highest peak.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Over the next few years he pulled off even more impressive ascents in Alaska, Canada, and Europe.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer