blastoff

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The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

SpaceX's next-generation spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was set for blastoff on Saturday for a repeat test launch from south Texas.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

The blastoff also will help the company compete against the flurry of low-earth orbit internet constellations that are either planned or have already entered orbit, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its Starlink service.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

So the team instead settled on another idea: What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff?

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2022

Before my phone broke, I’d watched the blastoff footage online all the time to remind myself that I too was meant to be a scientist and someday walk in space.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas