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rocket

[rok-it] / ˈrɒk ɪt /




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On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX filed confidential initial public offering documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Soon after, he transformed his childhood treehouse into his own imaginary rocket ship.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

America is doing something great: Sending astronauts around the moon on a giant rocket that is taller than the Statue of Liberty External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Artemis II flight will mark the first time the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft have ever transported astronauts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Flying always makes me nervous, and I can’t even imagine being on a rocket ship.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga