Moreover, when any ship the length of three (American) football fields runs aground, the result can hardly be scripted.

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The ship, 1, 000 feet long -- about the length of three football fields -- sailed from Port Canaveral on Saturday.

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The ship, which is 1, 000 feet long -- about the length of three football fields -- sailed from Port Canaveral on Saturday.

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The length of the spaceship's journey means Icarus must live his whole life within the confines of that ship.

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