rockets

Example Sentences

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Blue Origin was preparing one of its New Glenn rockets for a coming mission at its launch complex near Cape Canaveral, Fla., when the incident occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The fibre-optic drones used by Hezbollah – also known as First-Person View or FPVs – are much harder to detect than the rockets and mortars this town is used to.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The facility, which shares a name with the town, is where SpaceX is developing its powerful Starship rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Its pioneering use of reusable rockets, which dramatically lowered the cost of exiting the earth’s atmosphere, has created the modern space economy.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I knew less than nothing about rockets too.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam