rocket

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In her school exercise book Marylyn Minett had been writing about the big events of the 1960s: a rocket launch, a volcano erupting and a shopping trip to Merthyr Tydfil with her auntie Pam.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of a booster that propels a large spacecraft into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Suppliers like Sphere have growth rates that “in theory should be faster, and are faster, than the launch companies,” Khodjamirian told MarketWatch, adding that their “risk levels are lower” than rocket makers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

To simplify it, it is a case of round pegs and round holes, but it is hardly rocket science anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Keeney blasted off like one of the rocket ships in his Star Wars novels.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein