rocket

Example Sentences

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It took more than a year for SpaceX to resume flights from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a preflight explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket in 2016.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It may get another boost from SpaceX as Elon Musk’s rocket company, which is expected to go public this month, tries to grow rapidly to satisfy investors’ lofty expectations.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Musk has built an unrivaled rocket business and cash-generating satellite business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Politics is about persuasion and emotion, not rocket telemetry, so it’s not hard to figure out what’s going on.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

At Baikonur Cosmodrome, Korolev’s team prepared another rocket for launch, ready to try again.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin