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But just 73 seconds after liftoff, the craft lit up, broke apart and crashed down into the Atlantic Ocean, killing the seven people on board.
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
June 1, 2024 Officials scrub Starliner's launch just a few minutes before liftoff due to a computer ground launch sequencer not loading properly.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Concern arose over one of the two clamp arms on the Falcon rocket's support structure that needs to tilt away right before liftoff.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
June 1, 2024 Officials scrub Starliner's launch just a few minutes before liftoff due to a computer ground launch sequencer not loading properly.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Concern arose over one of the two clamp arms on the Falcon rocket's support structure that needs to tilt away right before liftoff.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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