blast off
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China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
When Adenot saw Haignere's mission blast off, she was 14 years old.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Nasa says the earliest the rocket can blast off is 6 February, but there are also more launch windows later that month, as well as in March and April.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
When it gets too exciting, stars can blast off violent storms, where they push hot, soup-like plasma into space.
From Space Scoop • Nov. 28, 2025
We knew that the crew would need a spacecraft able to blast off from Earth,
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
