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booster

[boo-ster] / ˈbu stər /
NOUN
supporter
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The same booster section from the January 2025 mission is due to set off on its 18th flight on 10 August.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The Times, a longtime Mulholland booster, blamed “a faulty system which loads upon any man’s shoulders, no matter how broad, responsibilities that are too heavy for any man to bear.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Its booster returned to Earth, but the upper stage stayed in space to push the landers onward.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

When it tried to relight 13 engines for a landing burn, only some turned on, leading to the booster having a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“If that won’t get you excited, I can’t believe you can get ex-cited,” said booster club president Doug Hendrick.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

That is roughly comparable to what Falcon Heavy can launch when none of its boosters are recovered.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

By reusing boosters - which are generally seen as the most valuable part of a rocket - the cost of satellite launches and space exploration can be significantly lowered.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The independent senator from Vermont had been one of Platner’s biggest boosters throughout his successful Democratic primary campaign in Maine.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

I groaned as strumming Spanish guitars played underneath a cheerful introduction welcoming me to the “Jewel of the Missions” — a slogan that boosters coined decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

They would leave the field house and waiting outside for them would be a haze of boosters and parents and Pepettes and cheerleaders.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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