rocket launch
81launch vehicle — noun A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket …
82launch pad — platform from which a rocket is sent into the air …
83rocket launcher — missile launcher, device that is carried on a vehicle and can launch rockets or missiles …
84launch pad — (also launching pad) noun the area on which a rocket stands for launching …
85launch pad — also launching pad noun (C) a base from which a rocket or missile is sent up into the sky …
86launch — verb 1) they ve launched the shuttle the rocket has launched Syn: send into orbit, blast off, take off, lift off 2) he launched the boat Syn: set afloat, put to sea, put into the water 3) …
87launch·pad — /ˈlɑːnʧˌpæd/ noun, pl pads [count] : an area from which a rocket is launched often used figuratively The program she hosted on local radio was the launchpad for her network career. [=it was the first step that led to her network career] ; called… …
88Non-rocket spacelaunch — Non rocket space launch (NRS) is a launch into space where some or all needed speed and altitude is provided by non rocket means, rather than simply using conventional chemical rockets from the ground. A number of alternatives to rockets have… …
89Long March (rocket family) — A Long March rocket (simplified Chinese: 长征系列运载火箭; traditional Chinese: 長征系列運載火箭; pinyin: Chángzhēng xìliè yùnzài huǒjiàn) or Chang Zheng rocket as in Chinese pinyin is any rocket in a family of expendable launch systems operated by the People s… …
90Water rocket — A water rocket is a type of model rocket using water as its reaction mass. The pressure vessel mdash;the engine of the rocket mdash;is usually a used plastic soft drink bottle. The water is forced out by a pressurized gas, typically compressed… …
