Catapulted

Gordo, a squirrel monkey, was catapulted 600 miles high in a Jupiter rocket, also on December 13, 1958, one year after the Soviets launched Laika. Gordo's capsule was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation mechanism failed, but Navy doctors said signals on his respiration and heartbeat proved humans could withstand a similar trip.

That song catapulted him into fame.

That victory catapulted him to success.

His spectacular victory against Tom catapulted John to the top of all the rankings.

He was catapulted to international stardom.