mission

Example Sentences

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That mission seemed like a success, but when crews began inspecting the heat shield on the bottom of the uncrewed capsule after splashdown, they noticed a problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A spaceship’s crew returns from a dangerous interplanetary mission and encounters fresh peril on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Speaking with the Artemis II astronauts on Monday evening, Trump said their mission had made the U.S. “the hottest country in the world.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It wasn’t that they needed two operators, one to carry out a mission and one to be a backup.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse