Historical clue formulations

• What goes up after a countdown? — 2024-11-18
• Houston N.B.A. player — 2024-11-04
• Go through the roof — 2023-05-18
• One leaving its pad quickly — 2023-01-04
• Zoom — 2020-09-03
• NASA vehicle — 2014-04-23
• Rise rapidly — 2008-01-23
• Part of a 10-Down — 1996-07-04