They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill. our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them
Recent Examples on the WebSeveral countries have conducted direct-ascent destructive ASAT tests, including the United States, Russia, China, and India. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2022 The kind of direct-ascent weapon that the Biden administration is committing not to fire relies on interceptor missiles that travel from the Earth's surface to strike a satellite target hundreds of miles into space.CBS News, 19 Apr. 2022 Russia's direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test created a field of debris that threatened the International Space Station. Justin Gomez, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2022 Russia destroyed one of its own satellites last November in a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test which has been condemned by US President Joe Biden's administration as dangerous and irresponsible. Kristin Fisher, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022 Russia successfully conducted a test in which a direct-ascent missile destroyed a nearly 40-year-old defunct Soviet spy satellite, U.S. Space Command announced Monday. Rebekah Koffler, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2021 Direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles can reach low Earth orbit in minutes. Rachel Riederer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 His new songs on the novelties of his recent ascent are sweet and smooth confessionals that make for easy-listening Afropop. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022 On the first day of his long ascent to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Dr. Kevin Foster was surrounded by a tangle of green.AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2022 See More