Definition of Launch pad

1. Noun. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

Exact synonyms: Launch Area, Launching Pad, Launchpad, Pad
Generic synonyms: Platform
Group relationships: Launching Site

Definition of Launch pad

1. Noun. The surface or structure from which a launch is made. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Launch Pad

laumonite
laumontite
laumontites
launayite
launce
launced
launcegaye
launces
launcet
launcets
launch
launch area
launch complex
launch game
launch games
launch pad (current term)
launch pads
launch party
launch vehicle
launch window
launch windows
launchable
launched
launcher
launchers
launches
launchest
launching
launching pad
launching site

Literary usage of Launch pad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"Previous custom was to "stack" (assemble) the rocket at the launch pad itself, ... This approach completely tied up the launch pad during the careful ..."

2. Commercial Space Launch Industry: Congressional Hearing edited by Bill Frist (2001)
"And the launch pad of the future can be seen at Edwards Air Force Base where the X-33 launch pad uses modern information technology. ..."

3. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"... nor were the Saturn's pyrotechnics installed; consequently no emergency equipment or personnel were at the launch pad. Wiring carrying electrical power ..."

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