rocket

Example Sentences

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Under the tropical sun, vegetation has been encroaching on the vast concrete and metal structures that once vented flames created by giant rockets blasting off into space.

From Barron's

Using two rockets and a coordinated network of ground receivers, the mission builds a three-dimensional picture of the aurora's electrical environment.

From Science Daily

That puts him in the same space camp as rival Bezos, who has bet that focusing on the moon would give his rocket company, Blue Origin, an advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine’s Day took a break from staring longingly into each other’s eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southland sky.

From Los Angeles Times

England, for all the improvements they have made, were sent rocketing back to the drawing board.

From BBC