blastoff

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Many of those on waiting lists are biding their time before blastoff by signing up for training.

From Seattle Times

The blastoff marked the first space crew launch since Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

From Seattle Times

So the team instead settled on another idea: What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff?

From Scientific American

Iran aired footage of the blastoff against the backdrop of negotiations in Vienna to restore Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

From Washington Post

The co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” and former New York Giant prepped Saturday for a morning blastoff from West Texas.

From Seattle Times