Example Sentences

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It will loft 100 tons to low-Earth orbit.

From Scientific American • May 15, 2023

A giant rocket will loft a capsule with no astronauts aboard around the moon and back, perhaps before the end of summer.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022

Winds gusting to around 40 mph will loft any of the powdery snow that does fall — hence the near-blizzard conditions.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

A Falcon 9 rocket that the company previously launched to the ISS in June will loft a used Dragon cargo capsule, filled with supplies and science experiments for the station crew.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2017

Highlights in the coming months should include the roll-out of the next-generation Iridium sat-phone constellation, which Falcons will loft in batches of 10 spacecraft at a time.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2016