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after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma
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Those folks at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio were only dangling 200 feet above terra firma for ten minutes, but for this hombre, that’s ten minutes too many.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Her leadership has been just as essential on terra firma, guiding SpaceX in its recent acquisition of xAI as well as the April announcement of its IPO.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
And that's important, because Orion — like the Apollo capsules before it — is designed to splash down in the ocean, not land on terra firma.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The same equipment that keeps the Grenadier gripped up and comfortable on the terra firma also behooves its ride around town.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Her leadership has been just as essential on terra firma, guiding SpaceX in its recent acquisition of xAI as well as the April announcement of its IPO.
—Arianna Huffington, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
And that's important, because Orion — like the Apollo capsules before it — is designed to splash down in the ocean, not land on terra firma.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The same equipment that keeps the Grenadier gripped up and comfortable on the terra firma also behooves its ride around town.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Terra firma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terra%20firma. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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