liftoff
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Wagner is confident that geothermal energy has now achieved liftoff, and will only get better and cheaper over time.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Alexi has achieved cultural liftoff in a you-gotta-see-this way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has edited his solos a little; they seem more concise, but they still achieve the same goal: liftoff.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
The structures experienced minimal damage despite the intense forces generated during liftoff.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
In 1986, the Shuttle Challenger was destroyed about a minute after liftoff, when a hole burned through the side of a solid rocket booster, causing a gigantic explosion.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Security Council resolutions prohibit any satellite liftoffs by North Korea, viewing them as covers for testing its long-range missile technology.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
At the same time, launch frequency is higher than ever, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket having dozens of successful liftoffs so far in 2023.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
They also say if North Korea launches multiple missiles from different sites simultaneously, it would be more difficult for the allies to spot liftoffs in advance and shoot them down.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
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
