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

Built by scientists from the German Aerospace Centre Mapheus, the rocket I saw blast off, flew for 14 minutes, leaving the atmosphere and reaching an altitude of almost 260km.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

When it gets too exciting, stars can blast off violent storms, where they push hot, soup-like plasma into space.

From Space Scoop • Nov. 28, 2025

Like you’d wear if you were an astronaut on vacation walking around Marysville before you were going to blast off to the moon.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt