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booster

[boo-ster] / ˈbu stər /
NOUN
supporter
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The FAA said SpaceX identified four actions to fix issues that likely led to the loss of its Super Heavy booster.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The significance became even clearer during Starship's fifth integrated flight test, when the returning Super Heavy booster was successfully caught in mid air by the giant mechanical arms of the launch tower.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Around six minutes after separating from the rocket's upper stage, its booster returned to Earth vertically and was recovered on a floating platform.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

When an Orlando Sentinel reporter had earlier in the year asked Conaway about rumors a booster was paying players’ tuition and other expenses, he said, “That’s not factual at all. From my understanding that’s illegal.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

By law, children under a certain weight have to ride in the back, strapped into an appropriate car seat or booster.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

That is roughly comparable to what Falcon Heavy can launch when none of its boosters are recovered.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

The independent senator from Vermont had been one of Platner’s biggest boosters throughout his successful Democratic primary campaign in Maine.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

I groaned as strumming Spanish guitars played underneath a cheerful introduction welcoming me to the “Jewel of the Missions” — a slogan that boosters coined decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the project creates "opportunity and long‑term prosperity for Britain", bringing jobs and "joy" to the region, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says it "puts rocket boosters under our entertainment industry".

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

The team had an incredible array of talent, the devout boosters whispered, the best of any Permian team in a decade.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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