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rocket

[rok-it] / ˈrɒk ɪt /




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The premise of his bet: The AI rocket ship would propel upward for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

"I thought, 'That's OK. It's not rocket science,'" she says.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The agency also reported a significant engineering achievement involving a critical rocket fuel-line component.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

SpaceX will try to launch its huge Starship rocket again on Nov. 13.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The plane’s canopy shot off and a rocket blasted his seat into the air, the sudden rush of wind nearly knocking him unconscious.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Isar is working on developing reusable rockets to boost capacity and bring launch costs down, hoping to catch up with SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rocket.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

More broadly, the successful test suggests that the size of future space infrastructure may not always have to be dictated by the dimensions of the rockets used to launch its components.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

While SpaceX has the ability to launch its satellites to orbit with its Falcon and Starship rockets, other satellite-internet operators don’t have that luxury.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Little work has been done at the site after Moray-headquartered rockets firm Orbex put construction on hold in 2024.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

My father had clearly, in no uncertain terms, told me to stop building rockets.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Cloudflare shares rocketed more than 15% in extended trading Thursday after a blowout earnings report helped reverse sour sentiment.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

But he rocketed into the pop culture history books as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor Charles Xavier in multiple "X-Men" and related Marvel films.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

WSL attendances rocketed, media coverage surged and clubs amplified their women's teams.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mo’ne Davis rocketed to fame after a historic run in the Little League World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

If she hadn’t been buckled into her booster seat I think she would have rocketed clear across the car.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

In the months leading up to the vote, polling indicated that many Americans wanted Trump to focus more on their concerns about rocketing prices.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But a critical mass keeps the theory alive and rocketing around the internet.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The waterway is a critical route for energy transit, sending oil prices rocketing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

When the news sent crude-oil prices rocketing, he logged on to Hyperliquid and closed his position to lock in a massive 243% gain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

A wonderful red dragon reared across the green cover, its claws outstretched, a shaft of flame rocketing from its mouth.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville


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