rocket
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The declines have deepened after SpaceX postponed a test launch of its Starship rocket and as investors anticipate a flood of shares being freed from lockup restrictions in early August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Each rocket will also be able to reach the required altitude in a single launch.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Monitors have said the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Thursday, SpaceX plans another attempt at its 13th Starship rocket launch, a full week after it was forced to scrub the test.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Space Race began soon after the Allies won World War II. America and the former Soviet Union inherited and made use of German technology, specifically rocket technology.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin plan to launch three of the world's most powerful rockets within a relatively short period.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Thunder is an autonomous attack aircraft that can carry missiles or rockets, patrol airspace and carry cargo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But its main business is the manufacture and launch of rockets and telecommunications satellites called Starlink.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The StormWall payload mass is many times the mass of a typical geo satellite, and those already require the world’s most powerful rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even stopped going to the park to launch rockets with his friends.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran, rocketed to the top of the Democratic field with a message of plain-spoken populism.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Those hard groundouts have turned into home runs and doubles rocketed into the outfield gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As home prices have rocketed in most parts of the country, that trend has largely faded, and many institutional investors now focus on building new communities of single-family rentals rather than buying existing homes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Nok gripped the bench in the back of the speedboat as it rocketed across the water.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
EasyJet's board on Monday repeated that it considered the bid "highly opportunistic" given that its share price had fallen and its losses increased after the Middle East war sent jet fuel costs rocketing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Do they want one that now includes Elon Musk’s newly listed company with a rocketing valuation, or one that doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Shares of Dell Technologies were rocketing higher Friday, following a stellar earnings report that echoed the strengthening opportunity for traditional computing in the artificial-intelligence buildout.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
Like his counterparts in Phoenix, dealer Matt Bowers was scratching his head earlier this year when he noticed Carvana’s Dallas store rocketing up the Stellantis sales charts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
It pierced the aluminum floor of the cabin; there was a shrill yell, and the machine went rocketing up into the air with all the acceleration that its super-charger could give it.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
