test flight

NOUN

rehearsal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drill practice session reading recital tryout workout

STRONG

call description experiment going-over practice prep readying recitation recounting relation run through shakedown

WEAK

dry run rehearsing retelling trial balloon trial performance

Antonyms

WEAK

cold turkey

NOUN

trial run

Synonyms

WEAK

bench test dry run dummy run practical test practice run rehearsal road test spot check taste test trial trials tryout

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The Federal Aviation Administration said SpaceX must conduct an investigation into why the booster didn’t perform as expected during the company’s test flight last Friday before it can launch its Starship rocket again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Elon Musk's SpaceX has postponed a launch of its massive Starship rocket and said it will make another attempt at the highly-anticipated test flight on Friday.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The company has been gearing up for a much-delayed test flight, set to feature a new version of Starship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Early findings suggest the test flight achieved its objectives and helped open the door to future missions, including Artemis III, long-term lunar exploration, and eventual human missions to Mars.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

“A test flight is all the inspection it needs,” Dad replied.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

test flight

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