blast off

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China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I was filled with the same hope I had as a pre-teen watching Apollo 11 blast off for the historic moon landing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

When Adenot saw Haignere's mission blast off, she was 14 years old.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Nasa says the earliest the rocket can blast off is 6 February, but there are also more launch windows later that month, as well as in March and April.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

And we watched Apollo 11 blast off to the moon.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt