rocket
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Coming into Thursday, SpaceX had launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket 103 times in 2026.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 1961, as astronaut Alan Shepard sat aboard his Redstone rocket waiting to become the first American launched in space, hours of delays forced him to urinate in his space suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He’s said he wants “at least” one Starship rocket, or “possibly more,” flying per day by next August.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Belgium is equipping its F-16s with specialized Thales rocket pods, giving the aircraft a cheaper and more effective option for countering large numbers of drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Fly and I are together inside a spacecraft container that was housed inside the rocket.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Stoke Space Technologies, a private firm developing “fully and rapidly reusable” rockets, on Tuesday said it had closed a $1 billion financing round, giving it $2.3 billion in overall capital.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But when Iran launched rockets against U.S. bases in Jordan last week, Patriots reportedly were used to knock the incoming missiles down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Nobody is suggesting the Isle of Man starts launching rockets," Mullan continued.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Local newspaper the Maerkische Allgemeine Zeitung reported they resembled large, homemade model rockets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The BFG changed into his famous top gear and all at once he began to fly forward as though there were springs in his legs and rockets in his toes.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
The price of diesel, the fuel needed for road hauling and agriculture, has rocketed to a new record in the United States this week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sandisk has rocketed more than 500% this year overall amid the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
McIlroy was unable to rediscover the rhythm that rocketed him into contention on Saturday, with his topsy-turvy round of 69 containing four birdies, an eagle and five bogeys.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
She rocketed to stardom with starring roles on “Heroes” and “Nashville,” where she played up-and-coming country star Juliette Barnes opposite Connie Britton.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Alex twisted the accelerator and yelled out as the machine rocketed away, almost throwing him backward off the saddle.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Leveraged ETFs—exchange-traded funds that typically aim to double or triple the daily returns of various assets—go rocketing up and down in the short run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nothing will slow the object down, like the atmosphere would do here on Earth - and nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
AI startup Anthropic closed a funding round at a $965 billion valuation, rocketing past ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as the companies race ahead on expected public listings this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Kendra’s escorts followed, rocketing up beyond the treetops.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
