Sentence examples for shuttle lifts off from inspiring English sources

Keep an eye in the sky as the shuttle lifts off and advances towards the sky; see "Tips" for photography help.

A10 SCIENCE/HEALTH Shuttle Lifts Off Into Space The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off into humid skies, carrying pieces of the International Space Station and a living reminder of the loss of the space shuttle Challenger two decades ago.

It was like the space shuttle lifting off.

As the shuttle lifted off, they cheered and pumped their fists.

The shuttle lifted off in a spectacular dawn launching, its exhaust plumes glowing as the sun peeked over the Atlantic.

"A lot of people don't realize the amount of work that goes into making an image of the shuttle lifting off the pad," Philip said.

Pictures released Thursday show a dark black cloud seeming to come from the right booster rocket as the shuttle lifted off.

He said that a team scoured the shuttle and tank for ice buildup just before every liftoff and that ice would not have formed on the foam as the shuttle lifted off.

So far, much of the inquiry into the cause of the explosion, which killed all seven astronauts aboard the Challenger, has focused on whether the O rings, or seals, that join the booster's segments may have failed as the shuttle lifted off, allowing flames to escape and causing the explosion.

She grew up wanting to be a veterinarian but ended up going to the Naval Academy and then became a naval helicopter pilot and then an astronaut, who on her first trip to space was "hooting and hollering" and "having so much fun" with her crewmates as the shuttle lifted off.

The recording of engineering data and voices of crew members speaking on the cabin intercom stopped at the same time as the last communications were received at Mission Control in Houston, which occurred 73.631 seconds after the shuttle lifted off Jan . 28 according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.