rocket
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Yet the mastermind behind Beagle 2 was never your typical rocket scientist.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In 2018, he said an optional SpaceX package for the car would include 10 small rocket thrusters that will improve acceleration, braking and cornering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
If successful, it would mark a step toward a fully reusable rocket system, which would drastically lower launch costs and speed up the deployment of next-generation infrastructure.
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
Charles Chiltington sat in his family’s home theater watching his classmate Kyle Keeley rocket across a seventy-inch plasma-screen TV.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Still, SpaceX continues to dominate the global space launch market, thanks to its partially reusable Falcon rockets, and has made risk-taking its mantra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“There’s a lot of panic in the market right now,” said Andy Lapsa, chief executive of Stoke Space, which is developing its own rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“And it should have sleds with blaster rockets and ants that have magical powers,” Bryce says.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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
After a period of market tumult, Nvidia shares rocketed almost 9% after its earnings, showing how quickly sentiment can shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A roar swept through the crowd as I flew in low over the shield and rocketed to a halt above the others.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
But a critical mass keeps the theory alive and rocketing around the internet.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Leveraged ETFs—exchange-traded funds that typically aim to double or triple the daily returns of various assets—go rocketing up and down in the short run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
EasyJet's board on Monday repeated that it considered the bid "highly opportunistic" given that its share price had fallen and its losses increased after the Middle East war sent jet fuel costs rocketing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Tally followed at top speed, rocketing up the spindly track.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
