A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
1Recycling to T-20 minutes and holding for a vessel to clear the launch area.
2We can nail her before she reaches the launch area.
3Thousands of spectators jammed the launch area on Friday, eager to witness Starliner's premiere flight.
4Many camped on the lake bed, separated from the launch area by a line of festive bunting.
5The local commanders responsible for securing the launch area have been arrested pending an investigation, it said in a statement.
6A dust devil rapidly formed and raced across the launch area, catching the paraglider and flinging him into the air.
7Since then, engineers have tracked vultures as a routine part of launch by taking pictures of the launch area from two different angles.
8But he felt this could be improved by the council putting up more signs at launching areas and on the Ferry Bridge.
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