rocketeer
noun
rock·e·teer
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Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers. — Robert Ormerod, National Geographic, "Why Space Fans Flock to This Eerie Landscape," 9 Apr. 2018 These days any rocketeer wishing to get staggeringly pie-eyed and maybe moon the Moon will have to hitch a ride with another space agency altogether. — David Arky, Smithsonian, "How Do You Make Beer in Space?," 20 Mar. 2018 Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, a banker by day, noted that jobs are making a big comeback, with so many private rocketeers and other aerospace businesses hitting town. — Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times, "SpaceX’s hot new monster rocket ready for first test flight," 4 Feb. 2018 But in the minds of a few rocketeers on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the old idea of the Earth's artificial moon suddenly transformed from an abstract theoretical concept into a potentially practical task. — Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics, "The Rocket That Launched Sputnik and Started the Space Race," 4 Oct. 2017 Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers. — Robert Ormerod, National Geographic, "Why Space Fans Flock to This Eerie Landscape," 9 Apr. 2018 But Utah’s rocketeers are try to capitalize on another boom—literally and figuratively. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Solid Rocket City: The Utah Space Center Fighting for Its Life," 4 Apr. 2018 These days any rocketeer wishing to get staggeringly pie-eyed and maybe moon the Moon will have to hitch a ride with another space agency altogether. — David Arky, Smithsonian, "How Do You Make Beer in Space?," 20 Mar. 2018 Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, a banker by day, noted that jobs are making a big comeback, with so many private rocketeers and other aerospace businesses hitting town. — Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times, "SpaceX’s hot new monster rocket ready for first test flight," 4 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rocketeer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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