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test flight

NOUN
rehearsal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drill practice session reading recital tryout workout
STRONG
call description experiment going-over practice prep readying recitation recounting relation run through shakedown
WEAK
dry run rehearsing retelling trial balloon trial performance
Antonyms
WEAK
cold turkey
NOUN
trial run
Synonyms
WEAK
bench test dry run dummy run practical test practice run rehearsal road test spot check taste test trial trials tryout

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This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Artemis II is a test flight ahead of more ambitious goals, including landing humans on the Moon for the first time since 1972.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

SpaceX delayed the next test flight of its Starship rocket until early to mid-May, after previously aiming for early March and April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator for the exploration directorate.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Apollo 9 was the first test flight of the lunar module, in earth orbit, and Apollo 10 was to be a dress rehearsal in lunar orbit, involving a rendezvous but not a landing.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins