liftoff

This shuttle stack sits in flight configuration, almost exactly as it would look on the cusp of liftoff, besides the yellow torque tubes lining the orbiter’s white shell like external ribs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Once those preparations are complete, Falcon Heavy and Roman will be transported to the launch pad for the final steps before liftoff.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The company, owned by Elon Musk, cited engine failure at liftoff during an aborted launch attempt last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

It bulged a little, but not nearly as much as it had during the aftermath of the toupee liftoff.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman

Its built-in solid propellant makes launches harder for outsiders to detect than liquid-fueled missiles, which must be fueled before liftoffs.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Security Council resolutions ban North Korea from performing any launches using ballistic technology, such as satellite liftoffs and missile tests.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

It was a thing of teeth-rattling liftoffs and bone-thumping landings and a dependence on fire—fire!, the fuel of the primitives—to get anywhere at all.

From Time ● Feb. 27, 2015

The engaging Gomez’s liftoffs occur courtesy of ZFX’s flying ­effects.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2014

Yet that audience dwindled quickly after the first flight in 1981 as the missions turned routine, or at least seemed that way to the television executives who decided to stop showing live liftoffs.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2011