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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"We can't forget that this is a test flight, and we are taking everything that we're learning forward to support the next mission."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its massive Starship rocket, pushing off the highly anticipated mission by at least another month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Despite earlier testing setbacks, the system has recently achieved a successful test flight and is steadily advancing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

If that test flight worked, we’d borrow money somehow and do it a second time, but for an audience of paying spectators.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

test flight

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