safely

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It takes experienced scientists to safely mold volatile fissile material into uranium metal for a warhead and to build in other crucial components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The crew are now safely aboard a waiting ship and recovering from a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans in history.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

After 9 days and 21 hours, NASA’s Artemis astronauts safely returned to Earth late Friday, April 10, splashing down in the ocean after completing the latest phase of the agency’s renewed push toward the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

"When we can start celebrating is when we have a crew safely in the medbay of the ship," the high-ranking official said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Of course, those calculations would have to be perfect, because it was one thing to send a man into outer space, but it was another thing to bring him home safely again.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson