: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
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In Europe, flaming debris from a SpaceX launch vehicle streaked across the German sky, and what appears to be a fuel tank may have landed on a company’s property in Poland.—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025 China is targeting landing a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is already making progress on the various pieces of hardware needed to emulate a feat so far only achieved by the United States, such as the crew spacecraft, lander and a new launch vehicle.—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025 China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles, Space News reports.—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 SpaceX's latest test of its Starship rocket, the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle, ended in dramatic fashion on Thursday as the upper stage disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean.—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launch vehicle
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