piloting

Example Sentences

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Glover, who now lives in Texas near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is focused on bringing that SoCal sensibility and invaluable experience piloting the Orion capsule to the agency’s astronaut training program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Tajik Mohammad, 32, had been piloting an overcrowded dinghy across the English Channel in poor weather conditions on 17 January.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Artemis II focused on putting the Orion spacecraft through its paces — primarily by testing its life support systems and piloting the spacecraft for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

He is an able guide, piloting us deftly through the economic and cultural intricacies of a half-dozen societies in language that is mostly brisk and well-paced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was almost like I was piloting a ship through a blinding fog, and Rain was an experienced captain.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman