Usage of "launch pad"

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Specific location from which rockets are launched.

каталонский

A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

Синонимы

Examples for "pad"

Would that work? Eric held a pen over a pad of paper. 
 Dead air 

Reporters will, however, only have a pen and pad to work on. 
 Reuters 

Forty-five years ago, Rione said, her eyes on her data pad again. 
 Beyond The Frontier: Guardian 

That much is true, right? She eased the pad back to him. 
 Raging Heat 

Rae set aside the pad of paper and glanced at the clock. 
 God's gift 

When Hubble finally reached the launchpad, seven years late, confidence was high. 
 The Guardian 

August has been a regular launchpad for R-rated comedies in recent years. 
 Reuters 

James spoke, of course, of the launchpad of rockets and Space Shuttles. 
 The Guardian 

With help from the launchpad technicians, Emma stepped out of the van. 
 Gravity 

And finally, on the drive across the pitch-black desert to the launchpad. 
 Gravity 

The Eurovision Song Contest has been a launching pad for international careers. 
 Reuters 

The event is seen as a launching pad for the industry's award season. 
 Reuters 

That goal proved the launching pad for St Gall's deserved success. 
 The Irish Times 

But it might be a ground-up launching pad for the newspapers of tomorrow. 
 Wired 

Preparations are underway around the launching pad in the Gobi Desert. 
 BBC 

Recycling to T-20 minutes and holding for a vessel to clear the launch area. 
 Radio NZ 

We can nail her before she reaches the launch area. 
 Perilous Shield 

Thousands of spectators jammed the launch area on Friday, eager to witness Starliner's premiere flight. 
 News.com.au 

Many camped on the lake bed, separated from the launch area by a line of festive bunting. 
 Wired 

The local commanders responsible for securing the launch area have been arrested pending an investigation, it said in a statement. 
 Reuters 

Использование термина launch pad на английском

Afghanistan could once again serve as a launch pad for terrorism attacks. 
 Reuters 

I'm facing the wrong way, towards the launch pad not the exit. 
 The half life of stars: a novel 

However, the rocket exploded on the launch pad and destroyed the satellite. 
 Radio NZ 

Congress historically has not been a good launch pad for the presidency. 
 Reuters 

The vehicle exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests. 
 The Irish Times 

That missile disintegrated less than a minute after leaving the launch pad. 
 Wired 

It then returned to the center of the launch pad at touchdown. 
 Wired 

Expected challenges from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson never left the launch pad. 
 Radio NZ 

Both sites are operated by the government, and SpaceX leases the launch pad. 
 Wired 

It showed passengers boarding a boat which takes them to a launch pad. 
 The South African 

It is also a launch pad for warplanes conducting refuelling missions over Afghanistan. 
 Reuters 

Another is how our military finally got off the launch pad. 
 Wired 

But there was the bus, waiting to take us to the launch pad. 
 An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 

Its launch pad was a Texas cattle ranch, not NASA's picture-perfect Cape Canaveral. 
 Wired 

It shows the Falcon 9 rocket vertical on the launch pad in California. 
 The South African 

Daniel's father took the binoculars and trained his eyes on the launch pad. 
 The half life of stars: a novel 

Translations for launch pad

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Значения термина launch pad на английском