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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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And a test flight comes with real risks.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"We can't forget that this is a test flight, and we are taking everything that we're learning forward to support the next mission."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

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