rocket
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The 15th test launch of SpaceX’s next-generation rocket system may feature an attempt at a “ship catch,” or the mid-air retrieval of the spacecraft’s top section.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
About 1,000 people have signed a petition against the scheme claiming it could put strain on the energy grid and see household bills "rocket".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
That issue nearly resulted in SpaceX abandoning its plan to send the rocket to orbit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The satellites, known as V3, are bigger than previous versions and are designed to be transported on a larger rocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The fuselage swung nose-up and dropped like a spent rocket.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Muñoz, a nuclear engineer by education, was working on European space rockets when a chance encounter with the woman who would later become his wife sent him in a new career direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Both men worked on building space rockets before getting into the car business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The company wants to launch thousands of rockets each year from a planned spaceport in Louisiana.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Hey, rocket boys! Why don’t your rockets fly?” they chorused.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
But gold costs rocketed higher in 2025, dovetailing with unexpected changes in tariff policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But manager Diana Logan‑Watts said diesel prices had "rocketed so quickly" that the extra costs were "not something that we had budgeted into account".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mo’ne Davis rocketed to fame after a historic run in the Little League World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The price of diesel, the fuel needed for road hauling and agriculture, has rocketed to a new record in the United States this week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The truck rocketed blindly up the snow-covered highway.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
But a critical mass keeps the theory alive and rocketing around the internet.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
A new AI assistant is rocketing across Silicon Valley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nothing will slow the object down, like the atmosphere would do here on Earth - and nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The waterway is a critical route for energy transit, sending oil prices rocketing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
There was comedy in the way Milton, while still worrying about me, kept one eye on the rocketing taxi meter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
