rockets

Example Sentences

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The number of rockets going into space is, yes, skyrocketing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX essentially created the modern space economy by pioneering reusable rockets, which dramatically lowered the cost of reaching orbit, enabling applications like space-based cellphone connectivity.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Yes, it’s the world’s dominant space company, having leveraged lower costs from reusable rockets to build Starlink, a space-based broadband product with more than 10 million customers.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Military campaigns planned for months reached a crescendo in a symphony of mouse clicks as rockets were fired for hours at a time.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

At my old school, I did a project about propulsion using two-liter soda bottles, some pipe, and Nerf-ish foam rockets.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein