liftoff
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Once those preparations are complete, Falcon Heavy and Roman will be transported to the launch pad for the final steps before liftoff.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
His film is likable as heck but never quite achieves liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The assembled crowd cheered it on its way. "... and liftoff of the Iris supply probe," the timer controller said.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
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
Besides bone-rattling liftoffs and astronauts goofing around in the space shuttle, the film features trips through the Hubble images themselves.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2010
