liftoff
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SpaceX stock looked to have finally achieved liftoff after a rocky start, but then investors got spooked by some otherworldly AI spending plans announced alongside its generally good results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Wagner is confident that geothermal energy has now achieved liftoff, and will only get better and cheaper over time.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The test mission is meant to last approximately 65 minutes after liftoff, as the upper stage cruises on a suborbital trajectory and eventually splashes down in the Indian Ocean, if all goes to plan.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Annabelle closes her eyes and feels the liftoff.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Its built-in solid propellant makes launches harder for outsiders to detect than liquid-fueled missiles, which must be fueled before liftoffs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Security Council resolutions ban North Korea from performing any launches using ballistic technology, such as satellite liftoffs and missile tests.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
At the same time, launch frequency is higher than ever, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket having dozens of successful liftoffs so far in 2023.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
It was a thing of teeth-rattling liftoffs and bone-thumping landings and a dependence on fire—fire!, the fuel of the primitives—to get anywhere at all.
From Time ● Feb. 27, 2015
The engaging Gomez’s liftoffs occur courtesy of ZFX’s flying effects.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2014
