blastoff

Example Sentences

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The April 12, 1961, mission encountered glitches and emergencies — from a capsule hatch failing to shut properly just before blastoff to parachute problems in the final moments before touchdown.

From Seattle Times

No safety system had been installed to save the cosmonaut in case of another rocket explosion at blastoff or after.

From Washington Times

Scientists and engineers at the mission control center at JPL, in Pasadena, Calif., had a doubly exciting morning: They experienced a modest earthquake just minutes before blastoff.

From Washington Post

Before blastoff, Cassidy said part of him was pleased to be leaving Earth at the most uncertain time in a generation.

From The Guardian

Easily the heaviest of the three, “Badmotorfinger” eventually went double platinum, but the album didn’t make the same impact on the charts during that initial blastoff period, peaking at No. 39 on the Billboard 200.

From Seattle Times