liftoffs
Spacecraft leave Earth
Liftoffs is the plural of liftoff, the moment when a rocket or spacecraft leaves the ground: The space program conducted three liftoffs that year.
By extension, liftoff marks any launch or beginning of an ambitious undertaking: After months of planning, the project finally reached liftoff.
Sends off forcefully
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- ignitionStarting combustion process
thrust · propulsion · boosters · Cape Canaveral · mission control · astronauts · orbital · trajectory
Initial stages of something
- startsInitiates an action
- launchesSends off forcefully
- kickoffsOpening plays launching action
- debutsInitial public appearances
initiatives · ventures · undertakings · commencement · inauguration · embarking · fresh starts · momentum
Ascents from a runway
- runwaysPaved aircraft paths
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- climbAscend using effort
- wheels upAircraft departure time
departure · altitude · rotation · airspeed · pilots · cockpit · throttle · ascent
Heights above reference point
- jumpsPushes off ground
- leapsShort springing motions
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- partneringJoining with another cooperatively
aerial · weightlessness · extensions · springs · pirouettes · soaring · airborne · suspension
launches
Sends off forcefully
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
ignition · thrust · propulsion · boosters · Cape Canaveral · mission control · astronauts · orbital · trajectory · engines
beginnings
Initial stages of something
debuts · initiatives · ventures · undertakings · commencement · inauguration · embarking · fresh starts · momentum · projects
takeoffs
Ascents from a runway
wheels up · departure · altitude · rotation · airspeed · pilots · cockpit · throttle · ascent · clearance
elevations
Heights above reference point
partnering · aerial · weightlessness · extensions · springs · pirouettes · soaring · airborne · suspension · height
liftoffslandings
Reaching the ground
touchdowns · arrivals · descents · splashdowns · re-entries