Children lose many things tangible and intangible when rockets begin to fall on their city.
Then the lit rockets began to drop from on high.
After the first stage engine failed, and the rocket began to fall back to earth, it was destroyed by range safety.
Several miles up, the rocket curved over and began a downward plunge toward its target.
When rockets began destroying homes in their neighborhood, they moved to a cousin's house.
At the same time I felt weight returning and knew that the rocket was beginning to decelerate.
On the way to the moon, Boy's rocket begins to fall apart.
The new condition was that the rockets were just beginning their run.
The rocket, he realized, had begun its long slow descent.
Seconds later, the rocket veered off course and began to fall from its altitude of 90 miles.