mothership

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The film’s climax reaches for the same sense of civilizational awe as the mothership landing in “Close Encounters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It even fattened the wallets of big names who chose to stay on the PGA mothership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The restart of commercial missions with a mothership and two Delta spaceships opens up the potential for $450 million in annual revenue across 125 flights, analysts at Jefferies said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

"That mothership... is off the East Coast of the United States of America. They've launched drones into everything that we can see or hear," Mr Van Drew said.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

"Next," continued John Dene, "I want a mothership fully equipped with stores and fuel sufficient for four months."

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George