"SpaceX’s mega rocket blasted off on another test flight..."
NASA discouraged the use of "blast off" long ago, in favor of "lift off." Exploding things blast. Flying things lift. Thus it is oddly appropriate that AP refers to the latest of Musk's series of firecrackers as having "blasted off."
However, I wish they'd avoid the tech-bro jargon and say "big" or "powerful" or even "record-breaking," instead of "mega." It sounds childish, like "humongous." Don't be childish, AP. That's Trump's job.
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