Sentence examples similar to reaching terra firma from inspiring English sources

A 1944 Cushman Airborne, a military-spec scooter parachuted out of airplanes, was intended for use by paratroopers once they reached terra firma.

Mr Baumgartner reached terra firma in ten minutes, breaking the sound barrier during his descent by travelling faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 1,342kph (833.9mph).

Christopher Columbus thought that he had found a shortcut to Asia when he reached terra firma in the Caribbean in 1492, but 10 years later Amerigo Vespucci realized the lands in question constituted a New World, at least for Europeans.

Operating the D.H.2 in 1916, he suffered terrible agonies as adequate blood circulation returned to his muscles once he reached terra firma.

Go Ah-sung's Yona's first steps in snow rival anything Sandra Bullock felt or expressed in Gravity once she reached terra-firma.

We shall touch terra firma in mere hours!

WHEN he reaches the terra firma of 18th-century fiction, he becomes an illuminating guide.

The crowd descends the circular ramp built as a metaphor for the history of the universe until with spinning heads they reach the terra firma of the present.

Space has always fascinated storytellers, and with the birth of the video game humans finally discovered a way to explore its farthest reaches from the crunchy comfort of terra firma.

Radiohead were still negotiating with EMI, but the band was critical of the new Terra Firma management and no agreement was reached.

You gain Renegade points for supporting Terra Firma and Paragon points for refusing to endorse them.