liftoff

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In 1986, CNN was the only broadcaster running live coverage when the Challenger shuttle liftoff ended in disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The structures experienced minimal damage despite the intense forces generated during liftoff.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

The SLS generated 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and, by every measure engineers care about, performed to plan.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The solid rocket boosters for SLS, made by Northrop Grumman, are 17-story-tall devices that burn more than 11,000 pounds of propellant a second during liftoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It bulged a little, but not nearly as much as it had during the aftermath of the toupee liftoff.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman