blastoff

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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

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

The co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and former New York Giant prepped Saturday for a morning blastoff from West Texas.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2021

Sunday’s blastoff was SpaceX’s 21st and final launch of the year, a company record.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2018

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