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rocket firing

NOUN
liftoff
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The competition consisted of aerial gunnery at 12,000 feet and 20,000 feet, skip bombing, rocket firing, panel strafing and dive bombing, according to the Air Force.

From Washington Post May 29, 2022

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket firing from any of Gaza's militant groups.

From Reuters Jan. 1, 2022

In July, NASA’s Juno probe arrived at Jupiter, but problems with its main engine delayed the rocket firing that would have shrunk its orbit into a tighter ellipse around the planet.

From Nature Dec. 15, 2016

Characterizing the pump motor will tell us exactly how much power this engine needs to deliver at each stage of the rocket firing, so it's a critical part of the process.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2014

And last of all he made sure the great rocket firing chambers were secure and the heavy sheets of lead baffling in place to protect him from deadly radioactivity.

From On the Trail of the Space Pirates by Glanzman, Louis




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