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Recent Examples of test pilot
So many problems cropped up on the way to the space station that NASA eventually sent Starliner back empty and transferred the test pilots to SpaceX, pushing their homecoming into February.
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arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots, expected to remain in orbit for about 10 days on the mission, which was called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Williams later trained as a rotary aircraft test pilot before being selected by NASA in 1998 while deployed on the USS Saipan.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
As the test pilots who became the faces of the Space Race, Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, and Scott Glenn are perfectly laconic heroes, and the flying scenes are out of this world.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams, both former U.S. Navy test pilots, expected to remain in orbit for about 10 days on the mission, which was called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Williams later trained as a rotary aircraft test pilot before being selected by NASA in 1998 while deployed on the USS Saipan.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
As the test pilots who became the faces of the Space Race, Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, and Scott Glenn are perfectly laconic heroes, and the flying scenes are out of this world.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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Just as autonomous rockets require precision systems to operate without pilots, blockchain enables systems to function without intermediaries.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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That included the pilot, Seankese Johnson, 36, and a family visiting from Spain: Agustín Escobar, Mercè Camprubí Montal and their three children, Agustín, 10, Mercè, 8, and Víctor, 4.—
Chelsia Rose Marcius,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The future will be defined by the interplay between agents and copilots, between automation and human oversight.—
Mike Villalobos,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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An employee could query the chat or copilot to get access to colleagues’ email content, potentially exposing personal information, client communications or executive discussions.—
Keren Katz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But being the ace of a 121-loss team that was openly trying to trade him wasn’t exactly a fulfilling role.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees began the season with three pitchers on the injured list, including ace Gerrit Cole, who underwent season-ending elbow surgery last month, and Luis Gil, who is expected to be out until at least June with a lat strain.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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