as in accurate
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
an economic forecast for three percent growth that turned out to be entirely on-target
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Cushioned by airbags, the Boeing crew capsule descended under three parachutes toward an on-target landing at 10:01 pm local time Friday (12:01 am EDT Saturday) at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Leaving its crew behind in orbit, Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Friday and chalked up a successful unpiloted return to Earth, closing out a disappointing test flight with an on-target New Mexico touchdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
Its first stage, solid rocket boosters, and upper stage performed as expected for the first phase of the flight, delivering eight small satellites into an on-target orbit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
On its debut flight, the new rocket delivered a commercial lunar lander to an on-target orbit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Leaving its crew behind in orbit, Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Friday and chalked up a successful unpiloted return to Earth, closing out a disappointing test flight with an on-target New Mexico touchdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
Its first stage, solid rocket boosters, and upper stage performed as expected for the first phase of the flight, delivering eight small satellites into an on-target orbit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
On its debut flight, the new rocket delivered a commercial lunar lander to an on-target orbit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
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“On-target.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on-target. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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