rocketeer

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Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck seemed to stand even less of a chance when he founded the company in 2006, as an amateur rocketeer with no college degree and no funding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Even so, it’s hard to see von Braun’s transition from Nazi rocketeer to American hero as anything less than astonishing.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

He and another Bell rocketeer would be stunt doubles for a scene in a new James Bond film, “Thunderball.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022

Branson assigned himself to Virgin Galactic’s first full-scale crew, jumping ahead of Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, an even richer rocketeer looking to launch himself into space.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

I've been a rocketeer ever since I graduated from college, and I can't leave.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)