blastoffs

Definition of blastoffsnext
plural of blastoff
as in launches
a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff

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launches
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  • But SpaceX ended 2025 on a high note, with its final two Starship launches of the year in August and October being considered inarguable successes.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Yet the problem has grown sharply over the past decade as the cost of launches has dropped and the cadence of space flights has increased.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
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“Blastoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoffs. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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