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Recent Examples of rocket plane
The flight, called Galactic 06 by Virgin Galactic, carried four customers for the first time, along with its two pilots, on a suborbital hop over New Mexico aboard the VSS Unity rocket plane.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Zombie stars and the corporatization of the galaxy Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic will possibly join on a suborbital flight aboard the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane more than two weeks before Bezos' flight, Parabolic's Douglas Messier reports.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 9 June 2021
Virgin Galactic suffered its own casualty in 2014 when its rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
That suggests the company will need north of $1 billion to develop and manufacture its new rocket planes while flying its existing fleet on a regular basis.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Zombie stars and the corporatization of the galaxy Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic will possibly join on a suborbital flight aboard the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane more than two weeks before Bezos' flight, Parabolic's Douglas Messier reports.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 9 June 2021
Virgin Galactic suffered its own casualty in 2014 when its rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
That suggests the company will need north of $1 billion to develop and manufacture its new rocket planes while flying its existing fleet on a regular basis.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket plane
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That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
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Parts of a plane are lifted from the Potomac River near the wreckage site of the midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Crews lift first pieces of wreckage from Potomac River Salvage crews on Tuesday continue removing wreckage from the Potomac River after the collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people in the deadliest air disaster in more than two decades.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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Next will come Barracuda cruise missiles, Roadrunner autonomous twin turbojet vehicles and more.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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As ramjets forego moving parts like the compressor and turbine components found in traditional turbojets, the design is more compact, lightweight, efficient, and cost-effective to produce.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Rocket plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket%20plane. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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