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Significados de launch pad en inglés

ruso
стартовый комплекс
portugués
plataforma de lancamento
español
plataforma de lanzamiento
catalán
plataforma d'enlairament

Specific location from which rockets are launched.

plataforma de lanzamiento
catalán
plataforma de llançament

A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

plataforma de llançament
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Examples for "pad"
Examples for "pad"
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Would that work? Eric held a pen over a pad of paper.
Dead air
2
Reporters will, however, only have a pen and pad to work on.
Reuters
3
Forty-five years ago, Rione said, her eyes on her data pad again.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
4
That much is true, right? She eased the pad back to him.
Raging Heat
5
Rae set aside the pad of paper and glanced at the clock.
God's gift
1
When Hubble finally reached the launchpad, seven years late, confidence was high.
The Guardian
2
August has been a regular launchpad for R-rated comedies in recent years.
Reuters
3
James spoke, of course, of the launchpad of rockets and Space Shuttles.
The Guardian
4
With help from the launchpad technicians, Emma stepped out of the van.
Gravity
5
And finally, on the drive across the pitch-black desert to the launchpad.
Gravity
1
The Eurovision Song Contest has been a launching pad for international careers.
Reuters
2
The event is seen as a launching pad for the industry's award season.
Reuters
3
That goal proved the launching pad for St Gall's deserved success.
The Irish Times
4
But it might be a ground-up launching pad for the newspapers of tomorrow.
Wired
5
Preparations are underway around the launching pad in the Gobi Desert.
BBC
1
Recycling to T-20 minutes and holding for a vessel to clear the launch area.
Radio NZ
2
We can nail her before she reaches the launch area.
Perilous Shield
3
Thousands of spectators jammed the launch area on Friday, eager to witness Starliner's premiere flight.
News.com.au
4
Many camped on the lake bed, separated from the launch area by a line of festive bunting.
Wired
5
The local commanders responsible for securing the launch area have been arrested pending an investigation, it said in a statement.
Reuters
Uso de launch pad en inglés
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Afghanistan could once again serve as a launch pad for terrorism attacks.
Reuters
2
I'm facing the wrong way, towards the launch pad not the exit.
The half life of stars: a novel
3
However, the rocket exploded on the launch pad and destroyed the satellite.
Radio NZ
4
Congress historically has not been a good launch pad for the presidency.
Reuters
5
The vehicle exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests.
The Irish Times
6
That missile disintegrated less than a minute after leaving the launch pad.
Wired
7
It then returned to the center of the launch pad at touchdown.
Wired
8
Expected challenges from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson never left the launch pad.
Radio NZ
9
Both sites are operated by the government, and SpaceX leases the launch pad.
Wired
10
It showed passengers boarding a boat which takes them to a launch pad.
The South African
11
It is also a launch pad for warplanes conducting refuelling missions over Afghanistan.
Reuters
12
Another is how our military finally got off the launch pad.
Wired
13
But there was the bus, waiting to take us to the launch pad.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
14
Its launch pad was a Texas cattle ranch, not NASA's picture-perfect Cape Canaveral.
Wired
15
It shows the Falcon 9 rocket vertical on the launch pad in California.
The South African
16
Daniel's father took the binoculars and trained his eyes on the launch pad.
The half life of stars: a novel