pathfinder

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Recent Examples of pathfinder The pathfinder won't leave the second stage for NG-1, but will test out communication and telemetry. Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The test flight will launch a pathfinder version of Blue Ring, a new spacecraft platform the company has built. Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025 The rocket is carrying a Blue Ring pathfinder, a demonstrator of the company's in-space vehicle that will provide power and last-mile services to future payloads. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025 That shift was not a huge surprise; Relativity Space had stressed that the Terran 1 was a pathfinder for the more powerful Terran R. The Terran R will feature a reusable first stage, like SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9. Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pathfinder
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Noun
  • In February 2006, a cave explorer near Albany, New York, took the first photograph of bats with a mysterious white growth on their faces.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • As a world explorer for over 45 years, Dobson has visited more than 90 countries and is highly experienced in exotic travel and extreme luxury adventures.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The film explores transgender identity and legacy, chronicling the divergent paths of iconic pioneers April Ashley, Amanda Lear and others.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 May 2025
  • Consistent with his other boutiques, the space’s interior incorporates marble and terrazzo, paired with furnishings by celebrated artists like French Art Deco pioneer Jacques Adnet, American designer Edward Wormley and American woodworker and architect George Nakashima.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 May 2025

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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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