Sentence examples for liftoff from inspiring English sources

They need liftoff.

This represents Miliband liftoff.

The first nationwide broadcast in digital high-definition was John Glenn's liftoff in the space shuttle Discovery in 1998.

That's because the negative of a quicker liftoff by the Fed is more than offset by the positive of a lower long-run natural rate.

Conventional craft gather speed (to provide lift) on an airfield prior to liftoff and land on a similar flat surface.

Even if the plume had been seen at liftoff, there would have been no hope for crew escape, because the shuttle orbiter could not survive high-speed separation from the tank until the last seconds of the boosters' two-minute burn.

Mariner 3 (launched Nov. 5, 1964) was supposed to fly by Mars, but contact was lost shortly after liftoff.

When the moment of launch arrives, the devices holding the vehicle to the launchpad are explosively detached, and the vehicle begins its liftoff.

The optimism surrounding the space shuttle program was publicly shattered on January 28 , 1986 when the Challenger orbiter was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion 73 seconds after liftoff.

OAO-1 was launched on April 8 , 1966 but its power supply failed shortly after liftoff.

This is done to minimize damage to vehicle and launchpad from the heat and sonic vibrations associated with liftoff.