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rocket

[rok-it] / ˈrɒk ɪt /




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SpaceX will join the Nasdaq-100 Tuesday after Nasdaq fast-tracked its inclusion, with mutual and exchange-traded funds collectively tracking some $800 billion in assets expected to buy shares of the rocket company after Monday’s close.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Experts at the time said they believed it was most likely a fuel tank or bladder tank containing hydrazine - a highly volatile propellant - from an unmanned rocket.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

To my surprise not one skyrocket, bottle rocket or firecracker was missing.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Some analysts and investors expect Musk to shake things up before then, by merging Tesla with his rocket company, SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Supposedly Thomas had wanted to color, but I’d insisted that we launch my new rocket instead.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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