pilot
Example Sentences
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Victor Glover, who grew up in Pomona, will pilot NASA’s first crewed flight to the moon since 1972.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Artemis pilot Victor Glover told us he hopes the world will use the time to come together.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
But while a U.S. military team was able to quickly rescue the pilot, the other crew member who flew in the back seat of the fighter as a weapons-systems officer went missing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“Rooster” is a vehicle for Carell, who called the pilot script one of the smartest he’s ever read.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
That night, in a cottage near the launch pad, a twenty-seven-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin lay still in a wooden bunk, pretending to be asleep.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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