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Recent Examples of liftoff
Each spaceflight on a New Shepard vehicle lasts about 11 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
We’re each outfitted with our own wireless Meta Quest 3S headsets—each affixed with some noise-canceling headphones—then take our seats inside the virtual Arc for liftoff.
—Ben Dowsett, Wired News, 15 Dec. 2025
Blue Origin will stream the launch live, with coverage typically starting around 40 minutes before liftoff.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
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Much like Blue Origin’s chief competitor, SpaceX — which has long been a dominant force in the commercial launch business — Blue Origin rockets are designed to be partially reused in order to drive down costs.—
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The latter has grown into a dominant force in pay-TV, racking up 10 million subscribers just eight years after its launch.—
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The company also offers a Lighthouse accessory, a wearable controller that enables takeoff, landing, mode switching, and recall using VirtualTether.—
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The clean double-breasted buttons instantly add elegance to your airport outfit, especially when paired with a matching Amazon Essentials Turtleneck and sleek black Libin Wide-leg Dress Pants to keep you warm and comfortable from takeoff to arrival.—
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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