blast off
• (of a rocket or spacecraft) take off from a launching site.
• "space shuttles generally blast off with a minimum of fuss"
Similar:
be launched,
take off,
lift off,
leave the ground,
become airborne,
take to the air,
Opposite:
touch down,
blast-off
noun
• the launching of a rocket or spacecraft.
• "a blast-off thrust of 78,000 lb"
