| 单词 | launchpad |
| 例句 | “What right? You gave us that lumber, we didn’t steal it. The same with the cement for the launchpad.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, the United States' own satellite blew up on the launchpad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to make it clear to the other boys that we were adding to our body of knowledge even if all this rocket did was spew on its launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When Cape Coalwood came into view, I saw a bulldozer covering up our launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had already cleaned out a hornet’s nest in the blockhouse and swept off the launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As Ronan laughs, his pole is yanked hard—a great white shark comes out of the water like a rocket off a launchpad. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It happened quickly, this vocational sorting—the bankers, lawyers, doctors, and executives of tomorrow hastily migrating toward their next launchpad, whether it was graduate school or a cushy Fortune 500 training-program job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After we dug a hole in the slack and poured a five-by-five-foot slab of concrete for our launchpad, Cape Coalwood was ready for its first rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He'd drink three whiskey sours, drive his Corvette to the launchpad, then fly to the moon in a command module smaller than my Rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the likes of The Danish Girl deciding to debut elsewhere, a number of potential Oscar players have chosen the tried-and-tested Toronto launchpad for their campaigns. Toronto international film festival: the early lineup's big surprises 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Though 17th-century Venice was the launchpad for public opera, she stayed completely removed from that audience. She Quickened the Pulse of 17th-Century Music 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The first season pretty much sold out, even if some of the works retained problematic elements, particularly the launchpad show “Chess,” which had a freshly rewritten book that still seemed deeply flawed. After 36 years, ‘Little Shop,’ a ‘close to perfect’ musical, comes to the Kennedy Center 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z He resents being described as a house or techno producer, though, insisting that he uses those forms as the launchpad for rather more alien adventures in stereo, that he terms "home-listening gabba". New band of the day – Vessel (No 1,309) 2012-07-16T16:28:04Z And the King's Head Theatre in Islington is the ideal launchpad for such an adventure. Small pub, big opera 2010-10-18T15:01:00Z If “Fish” was the launchpad for Murray’s exploration of globe-hopping eccentrics, “Valiant Gentlemen” is the glorious voyage. ‘ Gentlemen’: a superb novel about Irish patriot Roger Casement 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “Admittedly, they are all very different, he added, “and yet they all see this black figure as a launchpad, a jumping-off point.” Jordan Casteel Won’t Let You Look Away 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It was so cold that crews knocked icicles off the launch tower with broomsticks, Cook writes, and the launchpad toilet froze. Review | ‘The Burning Blue’ is a compact, suspenseful chronicle of the Challenger disaster 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z In a statement he says he wants 359 Music to be a "launchpad for new talent and some ignored older talent." Former Oasis boss sets up new label 2013-05-09T09:52:09Z After a few years on the wane, the festival is now seen as a launchpad for award season success, having premiered “La La Land”, “Gravity” and “Roma” which triumphed at the Oscars. Venice film festival pulls the stars but gender disparity casts shadow 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Music is so available these days, one can easily make personal additions, using this collection as a launchpad. Welcome new Smithsonian jazz anthology, chosen by committee 2011-07-20T20:19:04Z While Venice is not a platform for blockbusters, it has proved an effective launchpad for U.S. Highbrow trumps Hollywood at Venice film festival 2011-09-11T08:47:48Z It served as a launchpad for the collection, which was meant to convey an urbane look, a strikingly moody deviation from Target’s customarily cheap-and-cheerful offerings. Target’s Newest Dance Partner? Joseph Altuzarra. 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But now that SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America are both on strike, could a protracted battle between the unions and the studios cause those fall launchpads to fizzle? How the Hollywood Strikes Could Affect Fall Festivals and Oscar Season 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Launched in 1976, Toronto's film festival ranks among the world's top movie events and often serves as a launchpad for international films seeking North American distribution. Toronto film festival to debut films on Mandela, Assange 2013-07-23T20:14:11Z Pardlo’s journey from aimless job-hopper to successful writer and partner in a fruitful second marriage isn’t so much described in detail as employed as a launchpad for philosophical musings. Review | How a young writer emerged from a troubled past to a Pulitzer 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z But that cosmic allusion is just a launchpad for improvisations that depict layered forms and patterns “in space and in the space of our bodies,” as Marchand’s statement puts it. Review | In the galleries: Autobiographical pieces prevail at the Trawick Prize 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z A tiny house “becomes your launchpad,” says Raleigh, N.C., architect Sarah Susanka, author of the “Not So Big House”series who promotes building homes that are small but higher quality. Tiny house, big benefits: Freedom from a mortgage — and stuff 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The festival's credibility as a launchpad for Oscar contenders may be on the wane. The week ahead: Catherine Shoard on Douglas and dogs at Cannes 2013-05-12T18:45:36Z Israel says Hamas is responsible because it uses residential areas as arms depots and launchpads for rockets, drawing Israeli strikes. Bombed three times, 85-year-old Palestinian is refugee again 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z From a West Texas launchpad, he will ascend approximately 63 miles, before the passenger capsule will separate from the rocket and both will return home. Bezos Reaches for a Star 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The Bellini family — father Jacopo, brother Gentile, brother-in-law Andrea Mantegna — was, in many respects, the launchpad for the Venetian Renaissance. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z It was a launchpad to other places, too: Turkey, Morocco and countries farther south, all with their own artistic traditions to uncover. A Fresh Look at the ‘Organic Music’ of Moki and Don Cherry 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “A Love Affair,” one of his first plays, was introduced at Santa Monica Playhouse, the launchpad for most of his nine plays, where it ran for more than nine months. The 99-Seat-Beat: Renew old friendships with 'A Love Affair' or 'Resolving Hedda' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z As Ars Nova evolved — toning down the chaos of the early years, creating residencies to bring artists into the fold, commissioning playwrights and composers — it has always been intended as both playground and launchpad. Even Billy Eichner Likes This Guy 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z This time, the 5th Ave will serve as the launchpad for the North American tour of “Come From Away.” 10 plays to see this fall 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z I remember reading Thomas Hardy’s poem “Hap,” in which atheism is presented not as some launchpad into a higher realm of intellectual and moral refinement, but an acutely felt loss. An atheist’s guide to Scorsese’s “Silence”: You don’t need faith to be astonished by the faithful 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Up-and-coming voices also benefit from the singles launchpad. For single-minded writers, there's money to be made 2013-07-07T08:00:00Z None of them have turned “Ted Lasso” into quite the launchpad that Goldstein has. Brett Goldstein Faces Life After ‘Lasso’ 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z The company used Cannes as a launchpad, announcing as its first feature Together Now, an omnibus of short films directed by women of different nationalities. Juliette Binoche: I confronted Spielberg and Scorsese over lack of female leads 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z The decision to let Lynch use the festival as a launchpad marks more than a breakthrough for TV. As Cannes turns 70, must cinema adapt to survive in new digital era? 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z The festival also offers a launchpad for some of the most praised movies of the coming award season: “Mr. Turner,” “Foxcatcher,” “Red Army” and “Leviathan” all world-premiered at Cannes last year. Cannes 2015: Woody Allen and Todd Haynes to join Pixar and Portman 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It was developed by 20th Century Fox as its banner tentpole movie of the summer, similarly using the bestselling source novel as its launchpad. Success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a true Hollywood box office triumph 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z After a period in the doldrums, the world's oldest film festival is again seen as a launchpad for the industry's award season after premiering Academy winners in its last three editions. Amy Adams leads in sci-fi thriller as Oscar buzz builds in Venice 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Across it lies the prestigious boarding school Eton College, the launchpad for 20 of our country’s previous prime ministers, including the current one. In the Royal Borough of Windsor, attractions ancient and modern 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Launched in 1976, the Toronto film festival ranks among the world's top movie events and often serves as a launchpad for international films seeking North American distribution. Toronto film festival promises Oscar bait, major celebrities 2013-08-20T21:49:47Z Sticking around for a single series, it's probably best recognised now as the launchpad for its two stars: True Blood's Stephen Moyer and Parks And Recreation's Rashida Jones. Catch-up TV guide: from Sealab 2021 to How Did This Get Made? 2013-07-13T05:00:00Z What's more, it was designed to be the launchpad for an entire franchise. No Jack Reacher sequel? How else will Tom Cruise rescue this ridiculous film? 2013-01-16T17:22:29Z All That aired on TeenNick for a whopping 11 seasons, from 1994–2005, and acted as a launchpad for a number of performers who went on to star in their own spin-off series. Watch the First Teaser From the 'All That' Reunion 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Last year's event was widely judged to be a success, proving a launchpad for independent hits such as The Kids Are All Right, Four Lions, Winter's Bone and Exit Through the Gift Shop. Paddy Considine's Tyrannosaur bids to shine in Sundance film festival lineup 2010-12-02T14:07:00Z The resort is a great launchpad for exploring the wild beaches of Cap Corse and the well-known town of St. Florent. Hotel Rooms With Charm, Off the Radar 2012-10-11T22:02:13Z In an interview, Gabrielle described “Working” — which continues through Sept. 19 — as a launchpad for a broader effort at highlighting the issues of working people through the arts. Perspective | Restaged in front of the AFL-CIO’s national headquarters, ‘Working’ the musical labors to be a vehicle for activism 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z They used it as a launchpad for a completely different story. Q&A: Melissa Rosenberg, 'Twilight' screenwriter 2010-03-18T23:38:00Z Accustomed to using Frozen as a launchpad for all sorts of parent-child discussions, I pencilled in an opportunity for another landmark chat with my daughter. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z In Washington, the scaffolding for the inauguration platform gradually took shape, and honestly, it looked as if it could be something from NASA: a launchpad for a rocket to anywhen. Perspective | Inauguration Day was a milestone, but it’s not the destination 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z In 2015, a blip, as snowy flop Everest failed to make it a hat-trick, but this year, the choicest launchpad seems back in the good books. Damien Chazelle on La La Land: 'Los Angeles is full of people chasing dreams' 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In 1922, Rainer Maria Rilke used the tragic story as a launchpad for his deeply ruminative 55-poem cycle “Sonnets to Orpheus.” Love, Trust and Heartbreak on Two Stages 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Where Griffith Park, overlooking the city lights, can be a launchpad for love. Triumphant ‘La La Land’ demonstrates the power of dance to tell a story 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z But the baseline reality of the story—the launchpad for Owen’s journey to the bottom of his self—is New York City, reconstructed in a dysphoric future. The Design of “Maniac” Offers an Uncanny Imitation of Life 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Toronto is America's most important film festival, even though it takes place in Canada, because it serves as the unofficial launchpad for Oscar season. The Film Council's finest hour? 2010-09-16T10:48:00Z In it, Liu uses his childhood skating friends—and the copious skate footage he filmed throughout his youth—as a launchpad for a heavier study of domestic violence in his home town of Rockford, Illinois. The Flourishing of Skate Culture in a Sellout Era 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, given Halsey’s activist practice and rooted loyalties, the Met’s roof garden is functioning both as a landing pad and as a launchpad for her commission. Met’s Beloved Roof Garden Draws on Ancient Egypt and South Central L.A. 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The Fingers are propelled into space by basic-looking launchpads like the Russian bar — a sort of springy balance beam — and the Korean plank, or teeterboard. Review: In ‘Séquence 8’ Acrobats Defy Gravity and Constrictive Words 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Telluride and Venice both enjoy a competitive - at times combative - relationship with Toronto, with all three vying for primacy as launchpads for key Oscar contenders. As the Toronto film festival turns 40, directors seek to avert mid-life crisis 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z It was the launchpad and landing site for a series of vignettes reminiscent of Schumann, ranging through joyous abandon, despair, the knowing chuckle at witty parody, to high drama. Review | Angela Hewitt’s cinematic Goldberg Variations 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Where Lightcap writes highly developed material with long, luxuriant melodic lines, Tamarindo alternates between spontaneously generated pieces and sketchy themes that serve as improvisatory launchpads. Tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby pops up all over at Earshot Fest 2012-10-04T19:27:01Z It is not easy to achieve stardom as a concert pianist these days, with competitions and the recording industry fading as launchpads. The Pianist of the Resistance Captures a Surprise Award 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z It was par for the course at Borealis, the experimental festival here that has achieved renown as a launchpad for eclectic projects by musicians from Norway and beyond. For This Experimental Festival, Bring Your Swimsuit and Dancing Shoes 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Fellini's judgment – "an apocalyptic tone-poem" – is the best launchpad for your enjoyment of it. Hitchcock and Borges revisited 2010-03-27T00:07:00Z Such unions are durable and provide an excellent launchpad for children, who are showered with love and stimulation and grow up to do well in school and the workplace. The new merry-go-round 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “It’s not the motivation, but it’s always great to be a launchpad for films that will be part of the awards conversation,” Vicente said. ‘Joker,’ Tom Hanks’ Mr. Rogers pic among TIFF selections 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Even the local imam gets involved, looking to Islam’s great history of astronomy to justify offering the use of his mosque’s minaret as a launchpad. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z The Proton is one of the largest rockets used today, weighing 700 tons on the launchpad, according to a reference book published by the Russian space agency. Latest rocket failure spurs concern about Russia’s space program 2013-07-03T00:10:22Z Eventually it would serve as a launchpad to Mars. A new era in spaceflight: Back to the moon on the way to Mars 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z He is using Watchmen as a launchpad for his own thing. Why Damon Lindelof's HBO Watchmen should be a triumph 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s become an emblem of America’s ongoing problem with school shootings, the launchpad for the March for our Lives movement, and the match striking a blaze of student activism. 'This is our start over' – telling the story of Parkland's drama students 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Though many of these people were famous in their own right before making cameos on the show, anyone who enters the Kardashian limelight is given the launchpad of a lifetime. How ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Changed Everything 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z We’ve burned dinners, fretted about tax returns, held hands when we’re too tired to do anything else, made hasty trips to the ER when the kids used the bed as a launchpad to nowhere. ‘We have never lived together. Is that so strange?’: the married couples who live apart 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z "Black Knight" uses the current era's dominant paranoia as a launchpad. The working-class hero of "Black Knight" is noble, but we've done this apocalypse many times before 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z She way she tells it, her hazardous debut role in The Dreamers was not so much a launchpad as a re-birth. 'Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes' 2010-04-02T12:17:00Z It was to prove an auspicious launchpad: Slumdog Millionaire went on to win eight Oscars and earn nearly $380m at the global box office. Danny Boyle's 127 Hours to close London film festival 2010-08-13T14:13:00Z One of the industry's top festivals, Toronto often serves as a launchpad for films seeking distribution deals. Silver Linings wins Toronto prize 2012-09-17T09:09:27Z Due to the timing and the scale of the films being screened, Sundance isn’t seen as a typical launchpad for Oscar contenders. Nah Nah Land: the hyped films that failed to get any Oscar nominations 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z For well over two decades, the Sundance film festival has served as the launchpad for the most anticipated independent film offerings. Sundance 2016: which films are set to reverse festival's box office flameout? 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Keogh and Shaw are the first to point out that it is not just the on-screen talent that has used Shameless as a launchpad. How Shameless stars came of age on West End stage 2011-04-09T23:06:27Z The festival, now in its 71st edition, is not just a launchpad for highbrow films. Cannes, Where Weinstein Reigned, Reckons With #MeToo Fallout 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The festival, which in recent years has established itself as an Oscars launchpad, unveiled on Wednesday a roster of high-profile world premieres that look set to dominate the awards season. 'Best programme ever': Mike Leigh, Coens and Cuarón set for Venice film festival 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z “I thought this would be a great, fun launchpad for bands that wouldn’t even think about applying to Upstream, or those who applied and got rejected,” Basaraba said. North by Northwest? Paul Allen’s Upstream music festival could be Seattle’s answer to Austin 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Renowned in recent years as a key launchpad for heavyweight Oscar contenders, the 74th Venice film festival has unveiled a lineup heavy on potential award-season frontrunners, as films start to jockey for position in earnest. George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence and Matt Damon jostle for Oscar advantage in Venice line-up 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Rumors continue to fly online that it will be the first and highest profile stop in a world tour, and maybe even a launchpad for a new studio release. Rihanna and the pressure on Black artists to be political 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z It’ll be the only space shuttle exhibit nationwide to depict the spacecraft as if it were at the launchpad, ready for takeoff. Endeavour assembly at Science Center starts with lifting 52-ton rockets into place. Piece o’ cake 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Europe's top space official said on Tuesday there was "light at the end of tunnel" in efforts to bring the delayed Ariane 6 to the launchpad and restore Europe's independent access to space. AMD forecasts fourth-quarter revenue below estimates 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z “I feel like we’re on the cutting edge of that. … This is the launchpad of something new — a new realm of direct action in the arts.” The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z A launchpad rocket explosion later that year drew the attention of then-President Donald Trump, who taunted Iran with a tweet showing what appeared to be a U.S. surveillance photo of the site. US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Standing over a launchpad, they gazed into the pit from where rockets blast into space. Kim Jong Un-Putin talks: What do the optics tell us? 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z They gazed into the workings of a rocket launchpad. Putin and Kim Find Common Ground in Hostility Toward the West 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The migrants had set off from the Tunisian city of Sfax, a well-known launchpad for sea journeys to Europe. Baby drowns during migrant rescue operation off Italy's Lampedusa 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z However, the second launchpad designed for the new Angara rockets is still being built and its entry into service has been repeatedly pushed back. Russian spaceport visited by Kim has troubled history blighted by corruption and construction delays 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The launch also caused substantial damage to the launchpad, blasting pieces of concrete into the surrounding areas and kicking up clouds of dirt that reached a small town six miles from the launch site. F.A.A. Spells Out Needed Fixes for SpaceX’s Starship Rocket 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Michael O'Neill was looking for the moment that would ignite Northern Ireland's campaign, much like the famous win in Budapest nine years ago that was the launchpad for the Euro success to come. O'Neill focused on future as NI Euro dreams dashed 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z For its part, North Korea appears to need help getting its space surveillance programs off the launchpad. Kim, Putin to meet on weapons, space, regional naval drills: Reports 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Satellite operators like Viasat will typically pay premiums for covering the vehicle’s first year in orbit, with the option to renew, as well as the potential for a catastrophic failure on the launchpad. Billion-dollar satellite risks upend space insurance 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s a fine launchpad for a satire of the culture wars. 30 books we can't wait to read this fall 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z It also called for improvements to the launchpad. F.A.A. Spells Out Needed Fixes for SpaceX’s Starship Rocket 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z It has had some rave reviews at Edinburgh's annual arts festival, which has previously been the launchpad for hits like Fleabag and Six. Edinburgh Fringe: Musical set in gender neutral toilet becomes hot ticket 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The launchpad for such inspiration often begins with color. Your guide to creating a color story 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z While the new “Rheingold” celebrates the importance of Wagner for Seattle Opera’s history and identity, the company has underscored that this isn’t the launchpad for a complete cycle to come. Seattle Opera launches 60th anniversary season with return to Wagner 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z That fuelling method can allow for faster deployment of missiles during war, because it does not require fuelling on a launchpad, making the missiles harder to track and destroy before blast-off. Exclusive: North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The booster, after providing thrust for the first few minutes of the flight, is to fall away and land at the launchpad. F.A.A. Spells Out Needed Fixes for SpaceX’s Starship Rocket 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Russia used ally Belarus as a launchpad for its invasion of Ukraine. Lukashenko opponents unite, plan 'New Belarus' passports 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z That tally, however, leaves out the 1967 capsule fire that killed the Apollo 1 crew during a ground test on the launchpad. Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z That launchpad, and that regular employment, is gone. The tragedy of our City of Literature's loss of Book-It Repertory Theatre | Melissa Davis 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The world's oldest film festival, regarded as a launchpad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, features movies from 55 countries, including 23 titles running for the prestigious Golden Lion award. Venice film fest attracts top names despite Hollywood strikes 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z It is in launchpad countries like Tunisia, which has overtaken Libya as the main crossing point for Africans and others dreaming of Europe, that European leaders hope to contain the problem. Stranded in a Strange Land, and Waiting for Death 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Organizers have modeled the referendum campaign after a successful effort in coastal Georgia, where Camden County residents voted overwhelmingly last year to block county officials from building a launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space. Atlanta petition drive to stop ‘Cop City’ is ‘futile,’ city’s attorneys argue 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Russia used Belarus as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, engendering sanctions and cementing its status as an international pariah. In his new spotlight, the Belarusian leader could gain leverage. 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z That projectile, its nose cone wheeled to the launchpad by a bicycle, put a small payload 124 miles above the Earth. The Surprising Striver in the World’s Space Business 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Belarus is a key Russian ally and served as a launchpad for Mr Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Ukraine war: Putin confirms first nuclear weapons moved to Belarus 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z For archaeologists, Mr. Pagoulatos and his brothers created a launchpad for decades of expeditions that uncovered treasures and secrets of the evolution of mankind. He Ran Sudan’s Most Storied Hotel. Then He Had to Leave Everything Behind. 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory as one of the launchpads for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, and has also let Moscow train soldiers at Belarusian bases. Belarus says it shot down Ukrainian drone late last month 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr Lukashenko is seen as Russia's key ally, with Belarus serving as a launchpad for President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russian nuclear weapons 'in hands of Belarus dictator', warns opposition leader 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Joseph said the campaign is modeled after a successful effort in coastal Georgia, where Camden County residents voted overwhelmingly last year to block county officials from building a launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space. Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop ‘Cop City’ at the ballot box 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Russia has since used the territory of Belarus as a launchpad for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Five nations elected to U.N. Security Council, but Belarus denied 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Before that flight, engineers found that valves in Starliner’s propulsion system were stuck, and the vehicle had to be recalled from the launchpad and sent back to the factory for repairs. Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Astronaut Spacecraft Again 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Never mind that the launch destroyed the launchpad, showered a neighboring community with debris and prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to mount a major investigation. Column: Ron DeSantis and Elon Musk give us a preview of the chaos of a DeSantis presidency 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Last year, he supported President Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, offering Belarus as a launchpad for Russian troops to cross into Ukraine and allowing Russian war planes to carry out strikes from Belarusian soil. Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The Israeli military said that the passengers were members of an Islamic Jihad squad who were on their way to a launchpad and were carrying a number of anti-tank guided missiles. Israel Strikes Gaza Again, Saying It Is Targeting Islamic Jihad Rockets 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “The amount of dust and smoke that came up from the launchpad was wild. I had never seen something that voluminous.” SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and used it as one of the launchpads for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia's FSB says 7 Ukrainian agents arrested in Crimea 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The role is a daunting launchpad for a theater neophyte, an intense and grueling 100-minute test of concentration and stamina. Jodie Comer knows how to slay. She had to learn how to bow. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Three of the 33 engines on the Starship’s booster stage were shut down before the rocket even left the launchpad. SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out of Control 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z During SpaceX's first orbital test flight around 8:30 in the morning that day, the American aerospace company launched a rocket dubbed Starship from its private launchpad in south Texas. Massive, exploded SpaceX rocket devastated a town and a wildlife reserve — and locals are furious 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Every rocket flight creates some debris, but the surprisingly large amount generated by Starship’s destruction of its launchpad is a cause for concern. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z He added new stores would also open in Europe in 2023, which would be a "launchpad for an exciting new era for HMV". HMV's flagship Oxford Street store to reopen 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z On the ground, the force of roughly 30 rocket engines firing at full power pummeled the launchpad floor at liftoff, carving a crater several feet deep into the ground. Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch renews environmental questions 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z He said the next rocket and repairs to the launchpad would be ready within six to eight weeks. SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out of Control 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z While it made a successful launch, it caused significant damage to the launchpad and five of its engines failed. Massive, exploded SpaceX rocket devastated a town and a wildlife reserve — and locals are furious 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z In comments since the launch, SpaceX founder Elon Musk downplayed the severity of the launchpad destruction, although he also said he didn’t expect the launch to completely tear up the pad. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Approved by President Biden’s predecessor in the White House, Donald Trump, the deal stipulated that Afghanistan must never again become a launchpad for attacks on the West. Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, a military launch site north of Los Angeles where the space company operates another launchpad. SpaceX wins approval to add fifth U.S. rocket launch site 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Those flights still face a long path to the launchpad. SpaceX’s Starship Fails Upward in Milestone Test 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The rocket got off the launchpad, and provided valuable data for refining the next flight. Massive, exploded SpaceX rocket devastated a town and a wildlife reserve — and locals are furious 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z “I don’t think I would’ve taken that risk,” Metzger says of using a plain, unprotected launchpad for such a powerful vehicle. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Camera views from the launch site showed some damage to the area around the launchpad, with debris strewn about. SpaceX’s Starship lifts off successfully, but explodes in first flight 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded minutes after lifting off from a launchpad in Texas. Your Friday Briefing: Xi Rebuffs the U.S. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z By the time SpaceX started conducting high-altitude hops of Starship prototypes in 2020, the shape of the spacecraft had largely settled to what is now on the launchpad. How Elon Musk’s Starship design and timeline has changed over seven years. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Though it fell short of its most ambitious goal of gathering enough speed to reach orbit, it did claim other successes by flying for four minutes and getting well clear of the launchpad. Starship Exploded, but SpaceX Had Reason to Pop Champagne Anyway 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “It could have gone really badly. They could have had the vehicle destroyed on the launchpad from ejecta hitting it.” SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z No one seemed disappointed, even SpaceX, which lauded the fact it took off at all and cleared the launchpad, the only piece of hardware that isn’t considered expendable. SpaceX’s Starship: Here’s why launch still success for NASA, despite fiery setback 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Although it made it off the launchpad on Thursday, Starship still has not made it to orbit years after Mr. Musk predicted it would. What Starship means to Elon Musk. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Russian forces used Belarus as a staging ground for their initial assault on Ukraine last year, and since then Belarus has served as a launchpad for Russian aerial attacks. U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Russia used Belarus as a launchpad for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, and President Vladimir Putin said last month that Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons on its close ally's territory. Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits border with Belarus and Poland 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Destroyed launchpads and wreckage strewn far and wide across surrounding wetlands, however, are most definitely not. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z If the rocket gets “far enough away from the launchpad before something goes wrong, then I think I would consider that to be a success. Just don’t blow up the launchpad.” SpaceX will try again to launch Starship on Thursday 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “If we get far enough away from the launchpad before something goes wrong, I would consider that to be a success. Just don’t blow up the launchpad.” What Starship means to Elon Musk. 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z It has also become a launchpad for further ambition. Meet ‘the five families’ that wield power in McCarthy’s House majority The Stinging Fly, a small Irish literary magazine, has served as a launchpad for major writers. Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Admits Flaws in Afghanistan Withdrawal 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z But the bar was much lower for this test flight, which sought to send Starship on a near loop of Earth: SpaceX officials stated simply clearing the launchpad would be a success. SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Losing “the launchpad is really the thing we’re concerned about,” he said. SpaceX will try again to launch Starship on Thursday 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z His work as an anesthesiologist turned out to be the right launchpad. Opinion | Health care itself is worsening climate change. One small switch can help. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Moscow is Belarus' key political and financial backer, while Lukashenko allowed Putin to use Belarus' territory as a launchpad for Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. Putin and Lukashenko to meet in Moscow on April 5-6 - Kremlin 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Ghana, with its focus on strengthening ties with the African diaspora as well as a record of several peaceful democratic transfers of power, provides an ideal launchpad for Ms Harris. Kamala Harris Africa trip: Can US charm offensive woo continent from China? 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., late on Wednesday night. The First 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “It will take us probably several months to rebuild the launchpad if we melt it.” SpaceX will try again to launch Starship on Thursday 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Google senior product director Jack Krawczyk has told the BBC that Bard is "an experiment" and he hopes people will use it as a "launchpad for creativity". Bard: Google's rival to ChatGPT launches for over-18s 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z His agency “stands by Japan, a steadfast partner of ours, and wishes a swift return to launchpad,” he added. Japan forced to blow up own space rocket during launch 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z But with several lunar explorations heading for the launchpad, the European Space Agency has deemed the current system unsustainable. The Moon May Get Its Own Time Zone 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Carissa Christensen, the founder and chief executive of the space analytics firm BryceTech, noted that, of the hundreds of space start-ups created in recent years, only a handful have reached the launchpad. The First 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z That Catholic church and school that served as the sun, moon and stars of her childhood growing up the daughter of the mayor, the city that served as the launchpad for a historic congressional figure. Analysis | Nancy Pelosi untethered: The former speaker revels in newfound freedom 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Lukashenko, a close ally of Putin, is under sanctions internationally for political repressions in Belarus, as well as his role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in which Belarus served as a launchpad for Russian troops. Belarus sentences Nobel Peace laureate Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in jail 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Belarus has been a key ally from the very beginning of the conflict when it allowed Russia to use the Belarusian border with Ukraine as a launchpad for an attack on Kyiv, which eventually failed. Lukashenko and Xi discuss China's Ukraine peace plan 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Belarus has maneuvered carefully over the last year, providing a safe haven, training ground and launchpad for Moscow’s forces while steadfastly refusing to commit its own military to the fight. China to Welcome Belarusian Leader, Raising Concerns Over Ukraine 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The plan is to put another spacecraft on the surface, which would double as a launchpad. Strange DNA found in the desert offers lessons in the hunt for Mars life 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory as a launchpad for the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, and President Alexander Lukashenko said last week it was ready to do so again. Belarus says Ukraine army groups massed at border, risking its security 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The tech giant posted a short GIF video of Bard in action via Twitter, describing the chatbot as a "launchpad for curiosity" that would help simplify complex topics. Google AI chatbot Bard offers inaccurate information in company ad 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z ELMONT, New York – About five minutes into Tuesday night’s second period, it was clear this wasn’t going to be the launchpad toward a playoff berth the Kraken were hoping. Kraken come up empty, injured in loss to Islanders 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Last year, joint military exercises between Belarus and Russia turned into an advance on Kyiv when Moscow used its ally as a launchpad for its invasion. Ukraine war: The five key cities and towns in Russia's sights 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Another company, Relativity Space, has also been on the launchpad in Florida with its Terran 1 rocket, and its first flight is expected soon. Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In all, the decoration has been awarded 28 times, 17 posthumously — to the crew of Apollo 1, who died in a launchpad fire, and the astronauts killed aboard space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. Astronauts who first flew SpaceX capsule to be honored at White House 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The finding, reported this week in Nature Photonics, could open the way to using lasers to create “virtual lightning rods” that protect rocket launchpads and other sensitive infrastructure by preemptively draining away the threat. News at a glance: Global warming, China’s COVID-19 deaths, and JWST’s exoplanet investigations 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The report, published Monday in the journal Nature Photonics, claims that powerful lasers could be deployed to help protect sensitive sites such as airports and launchpads. Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z With further development, this Laser Lightning Rod could safeguard critical infrastructure including power stations, airports, wind farms and launchpads. Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The company Rocket Lab had its first flight from a launchpad on Wallops Island in Virginia after earlier trips from its New Zealand home base. Space and Astronomy in February: What to Expect 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The advance could open the way to use lasers to protect airports, rocket launchpads, and other sensitive infrastructure, researchers say. Playing Zeus, scientists use a laser beam to control lightning bolts 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z KIRUNA, Sweden — The European Union wants to bolster its capacity to launch small satellites into space with a new launchpad in Arctic Sweden. EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have warned of a new looming Russian assault, with Belarus to the north named as one possible launchpad, as Moscow seeks to revive its faltering invasion. Ukrainian swamps make attack from Belarus unlikely - for now 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko allowed Putin to use his country as one of the launchpads to invade Ukraine last February, when Russian forces were beaten back in an attempt to take the capital Kyiv. Russia's new deputy commander in Ukraine war inspects troops in Belarus 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z But today none of them have yet reached the launchpad. At NASA, Dr. Z Was OK With Some Missions Failing 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Belarus is a close ally of Russia and allowed President Vladimir Putin to use its territory as one of the launchpads for his Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Belarus says joint air defence units with Russia have been reinforced 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z When Apollo 1’s crew died tragically in a launchpad fire in January 1967, the backup crew became prime. Opinion | Buzz Aldrin: Without Walt Cunningham, there would be no moon landing 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko allowed Moscow to use his country as one of the launchpads to invade Ukraine last February, when Russian forces were beaten back in an attempt to take the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian swamps make attack from Belarus unlikely - for now 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z It’s a lot to measure up to, but 2023 is bound to have some excitement on the launchpad, the lunar surface and in the sky. Space and Astronomy: What to Expect in 2023 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z While Dear Media uses podcasts as a launchpad for the talent with which it works, the network’s success comes from its ability to help influencers build mini media empires around themselves. How Dear Media reinvented internet celebrity 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Classic hits were used as a crutch for weak songwriting, often lifted wholesale instead of being re-contextualised or used as a launchpad for something more inventive. From Rosalía to Beyoncé: 25 of the best songs released in 2022 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Belarus allowed Moscow to use its territory as a launchpad for the invasion of Ukraine in February, but has insisted that it is not participating in the war, and will not participate. Ukrainian air defence missile lands in Belarus - BelTA 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Seven hours after the liftoff of Crew-5, another Falcon 9 stood on a launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, three hours northwest of Los Angeles and much closer to SpaceX’s headquarters. 31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z For weeks, Ukrainian officials have expressed concern that Russian forces could use neighboring Belarus as a launchpad for a new ground offensive, with Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, a potential target. Russia Shells Kherson, Killing 5 as Zelensky Warns More Strikes Could Mar Christmas 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The team behind ABC’s Emmy-winning sitcom explains how they found 80 child actors who could ‘play it real’ — and became a potential career launchpad. Column: Social media platforms must stop the exploitation of child performers. Now 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z That rocket is intended to be reusable — after launching to space it would turn around and fly back to its launchpad. After delays, Rocket Lab is set for launch from NASA’s Wallops spaceport 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z And they followed frustrating months of inaction on the launchpad, after leaks during fueling scrubbed previous flight attempts and multiple hurricanes blew through, one lashing the SLS-and-Orion “stack” with torrential rain and 100-mile-an-hour gales. NASA's Artemis I Mission Successfully Returns from the Moon 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z However, the Lunar X Prize expired before any of the teams made it to the launchpad. Next Launch to the Moon: A Japanese Company’s Lunar Lander 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z In fact, the video-performance-installation pop-up is a launchpad for another work: a video piece on view in Transformer’s storefront window, beginning Dec. 10, that shows footage of people as they experience “Cosmic Garden.” Mobile art gallery showcases the work of Holly Bass and Maps Glover 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Now, nearly a half-century later, the Iowa launchpad is about to close down. The End of a Presidential Launchpad 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z For a typical space mission, upwards of 90 percent of the total mass on the launchpad is the fuel! Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z It enabled developers "to choose the browser engine they want and has been the launchpad for millions of apps". Apple and Google face gaming and mobile browser probe 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z “Climate change should serve as the launchpad for these countries to move from a humanitarian context to development,” he added. Climate Aid Is Lacking for Poor Countries That Burn Few Fossil Fuels 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z While it may not have mollified the critics, the 322-foot-tall rocket, known as the Space Launch System, or S.L.S., was an imposing sight on the launchpad. NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z So it was surprising on Tuesday during the launch countdown when Derrol Nail, the commentator on NASA’s live video feed, announced that real human beings were headed to the launchpad. When NASA’s moon rocket sprang a fuel leak, the launch team called in the ‘red crew.’ 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The rocket trundled to the launchpad on Nov. 4. NASA Will Try to Launch Moon Rocket After 2 Scrubs and 2 Hurricanes 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z And so last month at the NFL’s fall owners meeting, Irsay searched out the closest cameras and tape recorders and constructed a bully pulpit so he could have a proper launchpad to dunk on Snyder. Perspective | Jim Irsay says he wants to be a leader. He doesn’t act like it. 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z A launchpad rocket explosion later that year drew the attention of former President Donald Trump. Iran Revolutionary Guard launches satellite-carrying rocket 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z A “red crew” of two technicians and a safety officer went to the launchpad to tighten bolts on a valve, which stemmed the leak. NASA Blazes a Path Back to the Moon With Artemis Rocket Launch 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The red crew members and their minders drove up to the launchpad in a pair of white — not red — vehicles. When NASA’s moon rocket sprang a fuel leak, the launch team called in the ‘red crew.’ 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z During the hurricane, a 100-mile-per-hour gust was recorded at the launchpad — but that was near the top of one of the lightning towers, higher than the rocket. NASA Will Try to Launch Moon Rocket After 2 Scrubs and 2 Hurricanes 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z On the morning of June 3, 1965, they arrived at the No. 19 launchpad on Florida’s Cape Canaveral and were strapped into the tiny cockpit. James McDivitt, commander of pivotal NASA missions, dies at 93 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Instead of launching its rockets from a vertical launchpad on the ground, the company tucks its boosters under the wing of a 747 airplane that carries it aloft. Russia threatens commercial satellites that Pentagon sees as its future 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The public order minister, Takis Theodorikakos, said that the operation proved that university premises “have been transformed into centers of lawlessness, delinquency and launchpads for acts of violence and crime.” Greece Tries Stationing Police on Campus, and Students Fight Back 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z They highlighted that Mr. Cairns had been working on red crews for 37 years but his first time going to the launchpad in such a dangerous circumstance. When NASA’s moon rocket sprang a fuel leak, the launch team called in the ‘red crew.’ 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z After a re-election in 2020 that was widely condemned as rigged, he brutally cracked down on protesters and then allowed Russian forces to use his country as a launchpad in its war against Ukraine. Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Former Vice President Mike Pence is testing the strength of a new advocacy group that is being viewed by politicos as a potential launchpad for a 2024 presidential bid. Mike Pence tests political muscle with operation seen as 2024 launchpad 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The IOC issued guidance to sports governing bodies in February to remove from competition athletes from Russia and Belarus, which let Moscow use its territory as a launchpad for the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Russia slams idea of making athletes condemn war in order to compete 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Two days before the first launch attempt, lightning strikes hit the 600-foot-tall lightning protection towers at the SLS rocket’s launchpad. NASA’s moon launch is dealt another blow, as Ian causes weeks-long delay 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z During the occupation the Russians used the city as a launchpad for attacks in the eastern Donbas region, and as a key logistics base. 'Walls full of pain': Russia's torture cells in Ukraine 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Together, the pair are over budget and years late to the launchpad, having already eaten some $43 billion in taxpayer dollars. NASA’s Artemis Delays Fuel Controversy over Rocket Design 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The People's Choice Award at Toronto is seen as the first major prize of awards season, and one which is regarded as a strong launchpad for the Oscars. Spielberg's The Fabelmans wins at Toronto Film Festival 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The region adjoins the Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014 and used as one of the launchpads for February's invasion. Ukraine bombards government building in Kherson, Russian-installed officials say 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Both festivals, along with the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, have long been reliable and coveted launchpads for future award-winning performances. Cate Blanchett delivers a Telluride 'Tár' de force, but Olivia Colman can’t save 'Empire of Light' 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z It would be easier to perform the repair work there, but engineers would not be able to test the line with liquid hydrogen until the rocket returned to the launchpad. NASA Calls Off Launch of Artemis Moon Rocket for a 2nd Time 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Even if the SLS gets off the launchpad, besides Orion and secondary payloads, the rest of the enormously expensive assemblage will not be recovered. NASA’s Artemis Delays Fuel Controversy over Rocket Design 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Given that the rocket rolled out to the launchpad on August 16th, NASA’s time will pretty much be up after September 5th. NASA delays Artemis I’s launch for a second time 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The space shuttle Endeavour was on the launchpad on June 13 that year, ready for yet another mission to send pieces of the International Space Station to orbit. NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z A technical hiccup kept NASA’s giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System, from getting off the launchpad on Monday. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, began an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight this month. Analysis: Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z However, potentially stormy weather at the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida may not cooperate. NASA Plans to Retry Its Moon Rocket Launch on Saturday 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z I hope that America’s allies will, upon sober reflection, refuse to be launchpads for new American missiles. In his own words: Gorbachev’s essays in The Times. 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The evening before, thunderstorms rumbled through the area, and two strong lightning bolts hit the launchpad. NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z It’s a hub for the select number of North Koreans allowed to work abroad, and a launchpad for foreign tourists, mainly Chinese, seeking to visit North Korea. Your Wednesday Briefing: China Plans the Communist Party’s 20th Congress 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Camille Calibeo, 25, who studied aerospace engineering in college, woke up at about 2 a.m. to board a boat to get a prime view of the launchpad. NASA, and Space Fans, Await Decision on Next Chance to Launch Artemis Moon Rocket. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z In 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was on the launchpad with two astronauts strapped in for the first launch to orbit, but the countdown was halted by a computer glitch. NASA, and space fans, await decision on next chance to launch Artemis moon rocket. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Three lightning strikes at the launchpad this weekend did not cause any problems. How and When to Watch NASA’s Giant Rocket Launch to the Moon 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The weather had turned bad again, with lightning near the launchpad. NASA Scrubbed Another Moon Launch. It May Not Be the Last Time. 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z It is about 4.2 miles from NASA’s huge Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad, which is known as Launch Complex 39B. NASA’s Moon Rocket Heads Back to the Launchpad 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Tonight, the SLS will begin its trip by leaving the massive building where it has been carefully assembled and examined and head out to its launchpad. Watch NASA’s massive new rocket crawl toward its first launch 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z They have since effectively turned it into a fortress and a launchpad for attacks on Ukrainian positions. Shelling near a Ukrainian nuclear plant has hit the fire station it uses for emergencies, officials say. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The booster is designed to return to the launchpad after its 6-minute ride; the company believes it can be refueled and ready to relaunch in an hour. Are space scientists ready for Starship—the biggest rocket ever? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and used it in February as one of the launchpads for its invasion. Ukraine suggests partisans behind blasts at Russian airbase in Crimea 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z In June, the rocket returned to the launchpad for another attempt at the wet dress rehearsal. NASA’s Moon Rocket Heads Back to the Launchpad 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Now, this veteran of Voyager, one of NASA’s greatest scientific triumphs, wants to wheel his own passion project onto the launchpad. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z But Tiangong is not in an orbit that can be reached from Russia’s launchpads. Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Ghannouchi and a secularist president worked to calm the street, the launchpad for a new constitution that was jubilantly ratified in parliament as rival politicians embraced, weeping. Tunisia's Islamist who went from kingmaker to opposition 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The following year, U.S.-led forces use Saudi Arabia as a launchpad to expel Iraqi forces. U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Such were the stylish markers of where they worked, argued, staged satirical political plays, held salons and marched together for suffrage and workers’ rights, from the launchpad of their bohemian Village enclave. Review | An unruly women’s club that pointed the way to modern feminism 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z In the 1970s and 80s, a Sheffield car mechanic's council house doubled as Studio Electrophonique, a recording studio that was the launchpad for seminal British pop bands like Pulp, The Human League and ABC. Studio Electrophonique: The council house that launched top British bands 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z So far, none of them have gotten off the launchpad. NASA’s CAPSTONE Launch to the Moon: How to Watch 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z For one, it is sitting on a launchpad not in Florida but in New Zealand. NASA’s Return to the Moon Starts With Launching a 55-Pound Cube 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Instead, it will repair a hydrogen leak, then roll it back to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August for its first launch attempt. NASA declares testing of SLS moon rocket complete. Next up: Launch. 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z All three are looking to Los Angeles as a launchpad. Look! Up in the sky! It's an air taxi, and they're coming to Los Angeles 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Migrants have long used northern France as a launchpad to reach Britain, a destination favored by many for reasons of language or family ties, or because of the country’s perceived open economy. UK set to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda under new plan 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z For many missions, a launchpad closer to the Equator aids the trip to orbit by adding the speed of Earth’s rotation to the rocket’s velocity. SpaceX Wins Approval for Launch of Mars Rocket 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z In December, the company began construction on a Starship launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, an area that has been hosting orbital launches for the last half century. FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to Texas launch site ahead of future launches 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z SpaceX's proposals to address NASA's concerns, which include a plan to be able to launch U.S. astronauts from a different launchpad in Florida, could take months to get agency approval. SpaceX faces NASA hurdle for Starship backup launch pad 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The two took off from a virtual launchpad over California landscapes of snow-capped mountains and pristine deserts. Look! Up in the sky! It's an air taxi, and they're coming to Los Angeles 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z In western Sudan, it has found a launchpad for its mercenary operations in neighboring countries — and a possible source of uranium. ‘From Russia With Love’: A Putin Ally Mines Gold and Plays Favorites in Sudan 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “When you see the shuttle on the launchpad, and you’re standing below it — it’s just a spectacular perspective.” Space shuttle Endeavour is getting its own grand museum in L.A., displayed in launch position 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z SpaceX already operates two launchpads out of the area for its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. FAA requiring SpaceX to make changes to Texas launch site ahead of future launches 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The company is also studying ways to "harden" 39A, or make the launchpad more resilient to both an explosive Starship accident and the immense forces emitted from a successful Starship liftoff, Lueders said. SpaceX faces NASA hurdle for Starship backup launch pad 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The militants also use Mali as a launchpad for attacks across West Africa's Sahel region and into its coastal neighbours. Three Italians kidnapped in southern Mali, church says 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Finally, the spacecraft returned to the launchpad in July 2021, but hours before launch, engineers discovered that 13 valves in the service module could not be opened. For Boeing, third time’s a charm for Starliner test, despite glitches 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z But after rolling out Starliner to the launchpad, Boeing wound up taking the spacecraft back to the factory to fix some valves that weren’t behaving properly. Boeing’s third launch attempt nears for embattled Starliner spacecraft 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z And while access and options — not to mention launchpads — are burgeoning, space tourism remains astronomically expensive for most. The future of space tourism is now — well, not quite 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z That prospect led Musk to double down last year on construction of Starship's launchpad at 39A in Florida at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX faces NASA hurdle for Starship backup launch pad 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The next couple of Electrons headed to the launchpad do not include the apparatus needed for recovery of the booster. Catch and Release: Rocket Lab Grabs Booster Falling From Space With a Helicopter 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The tea party movement’s operatives used the state as a launchpad for national grass-roots organizing and fundraising. Opinion | Surprise, surprise: Florida leads the nation in Jan. 6 defendants 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z It’s a flight that Boeing desperately needs to go well after a long journey to the launchpad that’s been marked by numerous failures, false starts, and lengthy delays. Boeing’s third launch attempt nears for embattled Starliner spacecraft 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Lukashenko has now become a satrap of Russian President Vladimir Putin, permitting Russian troops to use Belarus as a launchpad for the war against Ukraine. Opinion | Why Belarus matters: Like Ukraine, democracy is at stake 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “Think about all of those abandoned launchpads out there on the Cape and how they are roaring back to life.” SpaceX launches another crew to space station during a record year 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The presence of Russian troops has raised fears that Moscow could use Transdniestria as a launchpad for some kind of attack on Ukraine’s west, while Kyiv strives to repel Moscow’s new offensive in the east. Factbox-What is the breakaway Transdniestria region of Moldova where tensions are rising? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But the components were spread all around — the shuttle was constructed in Moscow, the rockets were made hundreds of miles away, and the launchpad was in Kazakhstan. One Ukrainian war casualty: The world’s largest airplane 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z However, the Vulcan is a few years late getting to the launchpad, and it’s still not ready. Astrobotic unveils private robotic lunar lander it aims to launch to the Moon this year 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Being vice president is certainly a good launchpad, but it’s not at all clear Harris has put it to good use. Analysis | The top 10 Democratic presidential candidates for 2024, ranked 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Ambitious Senate campaign committee chiefs have used their position as a launchpad before. Rick Scott became the Senate GOP’s election general, then went to war 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z But none fell — “That was kind of surprising,” said Hunt — and after about five jumps they all had it mastered, even when launching themselves from the tippy end of the bendiest launchpad. Perspective | Leap of faith: Science explores why squirrels are such good jumpers 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z As chance would have it, two such rockets are currently sitting on launchpads. SpaceX's Starship and NASA’s SLS Could Supercharge Space Science 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z SpaceX also included a crude map showing its plans, which entailed building two orbital launchpads, two suborbital launchpads, a new landing pad, and other major infrastructure changes. Army Corps of Engineers closes SpaceX Starbase permit application citing lack of information 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Twitter also provides a potential launchpad for bitcoin, another of Musk’s obsessions. Opinion | Why Elon Musk is buying up Twitter 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The SLS rocket finally rolled out of NASA’s iconic Vehicle Assembly Building on March 17th, fully stacked, and slowly made its way to its primary launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA to conduct elaborate dress rehearsal with new megarocket this weekend 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z A giant rocket, the Space Launch System, is now finally at the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, although it will just sit there for now. NASA plans to give SpaceX some company on the Moon, giving Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin an opening 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z But with a superrocket’s large payload fairing, such a mirror could be monolithic, without any need to unfold and deploy in space, likely resulting in major cost savings and a speedier path to the launchpad. SpaceX's Starship and NASA’s SLS Could Supercharge Space Science 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Paige Price, artistic director of Philadelphia Theatre Company, said she was eager to be the launchpad for the tour. A Native American play goes on a major national tour with an unusual offer: Native Americans attend free 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The rocket will sit for the next two weeks as engineers check out various systems on the rocket and launchpad, which is known as Launch Complex 39B. NASA’s Giant Moon Rocket Reaches the Launchpad for the First Time 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Called LC-39B, the launchpad was used for an Apollo launch as well as multiple launches of the Space Shuttle. NASA to conduct elaborate dress rehearsal with new megarocket this weekend 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z It’s a stunning and uniquely Californian vista, a place where pristine headlands overlook the submerged remains of sacred Chumash villages and launchpads fire the nation’s newest and most secret technology into orbit. A Chumash tribe and conservationists fight offshore wind turbines 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Following a few more tests, the rocket will be rolled back out to the launchpad ahead of its first flight, scheduled for sometime this summer at the earliest. NASA’s megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out to its launchpad 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Below are the powerful engines that would shoot the rocket off the launchpad to explore deeper into space than any human mission since the Apollo era that ended 50 years ago. Costly and years late, NASA’s SLS moon rocket rolls to the launchpad for the first time 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z NASA’s giant new moon rocket is finally at the launchpad, although it is yet to be determined when it might finally leave Earth. NASA’s Giant Moon Rocket Reaches the Launchpad for the First Time 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Belarus served as one of Russia's launchpads for its invasion of Ukraine last month. Twitter to cut spread of BelTa, other Belarus state media posts 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Moscow on Sunday warned that any country that permitted Ukrainian jets to use their territory as a launchpad would be regarded as a party to the conflict. U.S. ‘looking actively’ at helping supply Ukraine with fighter jets, Blinken says 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z On Thursday, NASA’s new giant rocket, the Space Launch System, emerged out into the Florida air, embarking on a torturously slow 11-hour journey to its primary launchpad at Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out to its launchpad 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Rocket Lab has already constructed a launchpad for its Electron rocket, a relatively diminutive vehicle at 59 feet tall that’s designed to launch small satellites. Rocket Lab is expanding its Wallops Island presence to launch its Neutron rocket 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z That led him to start SBTV, which became a launchpad for some of the biggest names in British music. Jamal Edwards: Fans mourn music pioneer at Acton vigil 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The Astra flight was to be a key demonstration of the company’s goal to launch its rocket from more than one launchpad in the United States; all its earlier missions lifted off from Alaska. NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Commissioners in coastal Camden County have spent the past decade and more than $10 million pursuing a commercial launchpad. Judge: Spaceport land deal must wait for March 8 election 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The initial launch date of February 5th was pushed back due to hardware issues, while Monday’s launch was pushed back to today after the rocket aborted after briefly igniting its engine on the launchpad. Astra’s first launch from Florida ends in failure mid-flight 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Others pointed out that a racial divide exists even in the jobs that often serve as a launchpad for head coaches. The Brian Flores experience? ‘That’s the reality for most Black coaches.’ 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z The Amazon union fight has become an important flash point for the U.S. labor movement, which has long seen a victory in Bessemer as a potential launchpad for union drives in other industries and sectors. Amazon workers in Alabama say they’re torn over historic union vote 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z In its next test months later, the rocket waddled sideways on the launchpad before taking flight, failing again to go to orbit. NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The much-anticipated rollout of NASA’s moon rocket and capsule to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a fueling test will be delayed for another few weeks, the space agency said Wednesday. The debut — and launch — of NASA’s massive SLS moon rocket is delayed again. But officials say it’s making significant progress. 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “Afghanistan and Iran soils both serve as the launchpads for the terrorists,” Mr. Butt, the defense analyst, said, adding that government dithering could further embolden the separatist groups. Separatists Kill 10 Pakistani Soldiers in Attack on Outpost 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Find a way to avoid using highly enriched uranium, then, and you may secure a far faster and cheaper path to the launchpad. NASA’s ‘Nuclear Option’ May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z It was a crucial last step for JWST’s journey through the cosmos, capping off a 30-day voyage from the launchpad to its parking orbit roughly 1 million miles from Earth. What’s next for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope now that it’s reached its parking spot 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Investors, however, may potentially view incidents on and off the launchpad as business risks, as the brief Thursday freeze of Astra’s stock implied. NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Zemmour, who was convicted again this week for inciting hate, said migrants had brought violence, crime and misery to Calais, a favoured launchpad for clandestine crossings of the English Channel. France first: Far-right challenger tears into Macron's European vision 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Dedicated small launch providers like Virgin Orbit can tailor their missions to just a few customers and can, in theory, provide a quicker route to the launchpad. Virgin Orbit launches first satellite mission after SPAC merger 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Instead of providing a foundation for national unity, Jan. 6 became a launchpad for disinformation and new state laws to restrict access to the ballot box. The battle for the Capitol ended. The war for democracy continues 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z After putting the Starship spacecraft into orbit, the Super Heavy booster would fly back to its launchpad where it would be caught by a pair of arms extended like chopsticks. 2021 was a huge year for space exploration. 2022 could be even bigger 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z While companies like Astra have barely gotten off the launchpad, they may be also be looking to diversify their business. NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Iran’s civilian space program has suffered setbacks in recent years, including fatal fires and a launchpad rocket explosion. World Digest: Dec. 30, 2021 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Iran’s civilian space program has suffered a series of setbacks in recent years, including fatal fires and a launchpad rocket explosion that drew the attention of former President Donald Trump. Iran state TV says Tehran launched rocket into space 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Here’s a look back at some of the loose screws, cost overruns, stealthy trips at sea and political controversies that the James Webb Space Telescope and its supporters endured on their way to the launchpad. How NASA’s Biggest Telescope Beat Loose Screws, Loose Budgets and Loose Clamps 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The spacecraft finally returned to the launchpad this summer, but never got off the ground. 2021 was a huge year for space exploration. 2022 could be even bigger 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z A Troubled History JWST’s journey to the launchpad has been long and bumpy. What to expect from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Along its journey from inspiration to launchpad, the telescope got a new name. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, poised to launch, will open a new window on the cosmos — if everything goes just right Mr Macaskill, who is worried about the prospect of a January lockdown, said the month was the business's "launchpad" from which customers were able to build momentum. ‘It feels like gyms are being completely ignored’ 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Since an iteration of the telescope was first conceived in 1989, the road to the launchpad has been paved with cost overruns and technical issues. How astronomers decided where to point the most powerful space telescope NASA ever built 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z He fell in love with the sport that took him to tournaments as far away as Alaska and even Russia, and which was a launchpad for his educational journey. Socially Distant Wrestling: Young Athletes ‘Robbed’ by Covid Rules 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Americans understandably became obsessed with terrorist threats from abroad, particularly the “safe haven” of Afghanistan that was the launchpad for the attacks. U.S. must address threat of domestic terrorism with greater urgency 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The Viewfinder Emerging Director’s Program acts as a launchpad for first-time TV directors. Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a TV director 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z I thought it was a great launchpad for a series. 'Sacrilegious'? Maybe. But 'Swagger' could be the next 'Friday Night Lights' 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z April Hill, a developmental geneticist at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, hopes that scientists will use this study and its methods as a “launchpad” for further investigation of this ubiquitous sponge. Sponge Cells Hint at Origins of Nervous System 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z It has stacked the Orion spacecraft on top of the rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the entire vehicle is expected to head to the launchpad for tests early next year. Federal judge rules against Blue Origin in lunar lander suit, allowing NASA to proceed with SpaceX 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Glasgow sits proudly on the banks of the river Clyde, once the heart of Scotland’s industrial glory and now a launchpad for its green energy transition. Four Key Issues to Watch at the Upcoming Climate Summit 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z When they moved to Chicago, Taylor came home and, aged 12, found an unlikely form of work which would be the launchpad to a career he could never have imagined. The first black American world champion & his fight to the top 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z It could also be a launchpad for a run at an office he’s eyed before — governor. After championing gay marriage and battling Trump, Mark Herring says he has more left to do 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z They’ve even explored a potential deal with Vladimir Putin to use Russian military bases as a launchpad for U.S. strikes on extremist targets. ‘Plan Z’: With Afghanistan lost, U.S. weighs help from Taliban, adversaries in terror fight 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The final minutes of the fourth quarter provide a launchpad for NFL lore. Analysis | In the new NFL, teams are scoring on two-minute drives like never before 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z While Starliner was still on the launchpad, Boeing was able to free up nine of the 13 sticky valves, but four stubbornly wouldn’t move correctly. How corrosive valves may have delayed the launch of Boeing’s Starliner 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The launch Wednesday morning was pushed back by roughly an hour by two pauses to the launch countdown — caused in part by extra checks to the spacecraft and winds near its launchpad. In a Blue Origin Rocket, William Shatner Finally Goes to Space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The vehicle then exploded on its launchpad a few weeks later. Small satellite launcher Astra identifies cause behind strange sideways rocket launch 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z But the Seattle Port Commission has rarely been a launchpad for successful political careers. Wake up, voters: Your choice in the Port of Seattle Commission race matters 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The scholarships will be a launchpad for students, many of whom struggle financially, Frederick said. Howard University, Netflix to honor actor Chadwick Boseman with scholarships 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The company claims that engineers did plenty of testing on the valves before the vehicle was on the launchpad, and the equipment worked as expected. How corrosive valves may have delayed the launch of Boeing’s Starliner 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The quartet was driven in electric pickup trucks to Blue Origin’s launchpad, roughly an hour before liftoff, flanked by Mr. Bezos and company employees. In a Blue Origin Rocket, William Shatner Finally Goes to Space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z A federal agency said Wednesday it is again delaying a final decision on whether to permit construction of a launchpad for commercial rockets on the Georgia coast. Google to add context to search results 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z It also noted that Boeing would set a new launch date after its investigation was complete, saying “root cause analysis and corrective action plan help us define the appropriate path back to the launchpad.” Nearly two months after discovering a problem with its Starliner spacecraft, Boeing is still searching for answers 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The launchpad in Mazama is a long five hours from Seattle in winter and comes at a steep cost. The North Cascades take center stage in new ski film ‘Stoke the Fire,’ debuting in Seattle this week 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Presuming no further delays in its path to the launchpad, early in the morning of December 18, Webb will blast off with a slight eastward trajectory over the Atlantic Ocean. The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is about to Begin 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z “The president ... will outline plans to leverage the MEF post-Glasgow as a launchpad for collective, concrete efforts scaling up climate action through this decisive decade,” it said in a statement. Biden convenes world leaders to discuss climate change ahead of Glasgow summit 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Late on Wednesday afternoon, a live video streamed on the internet showing the astronauts donning their spacesuits at a SpaceX building near the launchpad. SpaceX Launches Astronaut Crew Like No Other on Orbital Adventure 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z It took Boeing some 18 months to fix those problems and get the capsule back on the launchpad. Nearly two months after discovering a problem with its Starliner spacecraft, Boeing is still searching for answers 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z "The president also will outline plans to leverage the MEF post-Glasgow as a launchpad for collective, concrete efforts scaling up climate action through this decisive decade," it said. Biden will convene Major Economies Forum on Friday to press for climate action 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z When Mr. Bezos flew into space last month aboard a rocket built by his Blue Origin business, he and the rest of his crew hitched a ride to the launchpad in a Rivian vehicle. Rivian, Electric Truck Maker Backed by Amazon and Ford, Files for I.P.O. 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z The region then provided U.S. spies and Special Operations forces a launchpad for the invasion that drove the Taliban from power in the months after 9/11. Hunted by the Taliban, U.S.-allied Afghan forces are in hiding 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The astronauts then took a short ride in Tesla S.U.V.s to the launchpad about three hours before liftoff. SpaceX Launches Astronaut Crew Like No Other on Orbital Adventure 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Instead of launching on Aug. 3, the company wrestled with the stuck valves, at first expressing hope its engineers, working around-the-clock, could fix them on the launchpad and proceed with the launch. Nearly two months after discovering a problem with its Starliner spacecraft, Boeing is still searching for answers 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z The region then provided U.S. spies and Special Operations forces a launchpad for the invasion that drove the Taliban from power in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Hunted by the Taliban, U.S.-Allied Afghan Forces Are in Hiding 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The next opportunity to launch was Aug. 3, and the rocket with Starliner on top was on the launchpad the night before when a severe thunderstorm rolled through. Boeing’s Starliner Launch Is Delayed, Again, Possibly Until Next Year 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z That will tie up the launchpad, forcing a wait. Boeing’s Starliner to go back to factory for repairs, probably causing another major delay for troubled program 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z After 18 months, the spacecraft was finally mounted on top of an Atlas V rocket and rolled out to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral for what Boeing hoped would be a triumphant return to flight. Boeing’s Starliner to go back to factory for repairs, probably causing another major delay for troubled program 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Senate Republicans denounced the blueprint as a launchpad for an unparalleled wave of spending that could ruin the country’s finances and its economy. Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Advancing Safety Net Expansion 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Boeing said “troubleshooting of the valves while the Starliner and Atlas V were on the launchpad has ruled out a number of potential causes, including software.” Boeing to move Starliner from launchpad as it searches for what went wrong 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Vollmer said it was too early to estimate how long the fixes would take or when the spacecraft would get back to the launchpad. Boeing’s Starliner Launch Is Delayed, Again, Possibly Until Next Year 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Vollmer added that the valve system worked fine in the weeks leading up to moving the spacecraft out of the climate-controlled factory to the launchpad. Boeing’s Starliner to go back to factory for repairs, probably causing another major delay for troubled program 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z An hour before the launch cancellation was announced, ULA said weather in the area was “acceptable with no threat of lightning for the Blue Team’s entrance into the launchpad and for their work.” No new launch date set for Boeing’s Starliner after valve issue scrubs flight 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z An hour before the launch cancellation was announced, ULA said weather in the area “are acceptable with no threat of lightning for the Blue Team’s entrance into the launchpad and for their work.” Boeing’s Starliner launch is delayed, again 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z This is a great launchpad for someone trying to get a snapshot understanding of what DMV rap music is. The most essential hip-hop music coming out of the DMV this month 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z On the lunar surface, he and Aldrin placed commemorative plaques for the three Apollo 1 astronauts who died in a launchpad fire and two Soviet cosmonauts who died in accidents. Human spaceflight in the hands of billionaires is no ‘giant leap’ 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Blue Origin’s crew of private citizens headed to the launchpad in preparation for their trip to the edge of space. Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen reach space, return safely on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Blue Origin designed and flight tested an escape system that propels the passenger capsule to safety away from the main rocket if anything goes wrong on the launchpad or during the ascent. Ready to rocket, Jeff Bezos aims to open up space tourism 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z And it just so happened that Antetokounmpo was thundering down the lane at the same time and arrived at his launchpad for a dunk just as Tucker sent in the pass. Giannis Antetokounmpo gets comfortable, and the Bucks get back into the NBA Finals 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Unlike traditional rockets that blast off vertically from launchpads, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket is air launched — carried aloft by a Boeing 747, then released midair to fires its engine and shoot into orbit. Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic crew are safely back from space, ushering in a new era 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Unlike traditional rockets that launch vertically from launchpads, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity, as it is called, is tethered to the belly of a mother ship, which carries it to about 45,000 feet. Richard Branson prepares to take his daredevil act to space with Virgin Galactic ... and beat Jeff Bezos 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The trip to the launchpad is about two miles. Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen reach space, return safely on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The rocket section returns to the launchpad, with the pressurized capsule falls back to earth under parachutes. Factbox-Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race? 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z For weeks, Bagram, some 45 miles north of Kabul, has been used as a key launchpad for the military’s departure. U.S. military vacates main air base in Afghanistan but slows withdrawal plan 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z He said that although the agency is focused on safety, it views itself “as a gateway, not a hurdle, a conduit for safe progress, not red tape that keeps progress sitting on the launchpad.” Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos will fly to space at their own risk. Does that make it right for everyone? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Cézanne’s foundational Modernist style, launchpad for a new artistic world, is the scaffolding for an equally modern social commitment. Review: Three surprises not to miss in LACMA's new Modern art installation 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The administration has issued broad commitments to maintaining its diplomatic presence and massive aid programs there, and to keeping terrorists from using Afghanistan as a launchpad for global attacks. NATO allies seek clarity on maintaining secure facilities in Afghanistan following troop withdrawal 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z One current example is their displacement from their land in order to expand the development of an equatorial launchpad that promises to enhance international investment in Brazil as a destination for space launches. Science Shouidn't Come at the Expense of Black Lives 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z But reminders that they live near a launchpad are never far away. A Serene Shore Resort, Except for the SpaceX ‘Ball of Fire’ 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z “Sea level rise raises the launchpad for every single coastal storm.” Hurricane Sandy was much worse because of climate change, study finds 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Instead, it uses real life as a launchpad for a look at an incredible, and sometimes incredibly bizarre, series of physical, mental and emotional changes. ‘Mom Genes’ explores biology of motherhood, ways maternalism is wired into women’s bodies and brains 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The rocket deployed a set of tiny legs and landed firmly on a pad not far from its launchpad, becoming the first Starship prototype to survive its high-altitude flight. SpaceX successfully landed a Starship prototype for the first time 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z "The iPhone remains a core product and gateway to the Apple universe," he added, providing Apple with "a key launchpad" to sell further services. Apple profits double as it squares up to Facebook 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z But because of traffic on the space station and the availability of the launchpad it uses, Boeing does not expect the launch to occur until August or September. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to fly astronauts for a third time. But there is nothing routine about it. 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “Sea level rise raises the launchpad for every single coastal storm,” says lead author Benjamin Strauss, a chief scientist and CEO of the nonprofit research organization Climate Central. Hurricane Sandy was much worse because of climate change, study finds 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Texas Southern University, a historically black campus directly across the street from the projects, has long held itself out as a launchpad for those willing to strive. For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Burns and other top officials have pointed to the Taliban’s responsibility, under the terms of the 2020 U.S.-Taliban deal, for ensuring Afghanistan does not again become a launchpad for terrorist plots. After troops leave Afghanistan, U.S. will face challenges maintaining counterterrorism capability 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Another exploded on the launchpad ahead of an engine test in 2016. Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins contract to develop spacecraft to land astronauts on the moon 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The employees left the capsule and departed the launchpad about 15 minutes before liftoff. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Shepard again, with first crewed flight "soon" 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifted off from its launchpad in South Texas around 9 a.m. For Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship program, more smoke, fire and shrapnel 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The town of Tarhuna was the western launchpad for the attacks on Tripoli and a flashpoint in the steady internationalisation of the country's civil war. Libya's city of ghosts 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The rocket’s next stop will be Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and as early as November, the launchpad. NASA’s Last Rocket 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z But Papuans on Biak are fiercely opposed, arguing a space launchpad will drive deforestation, increase Indonesian military presence, and threaten their future on the island. Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Parting with the capsule, the New Shepard booster fell back toward land and reignited its single BE-3 engine to touch down on a slab of concrete about two miles from its launchpad. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Shepard again, with first crewed flight "soon" 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z I hope it will, but it has already lost instruments along its long path to the launchpad. Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity’s Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Brig Clark says: "We see those as launchpads through which we can routinely send more of the British army out to train, develop and demonstrate." Does size matter for Britain's shrinking Army? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The spacecraft’s journey to the launchpad had been complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, which pushed much of NASA’s workforce to go remote. NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars in mission to search for past life 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z In the modern era, it is the new launchpad for partisan attacks. GOP eyes the playbook California used to stymie Trump 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z A team of four company executives — or “stand-in astronauts” — rehearsed a number of pre-launch procedures on the launchpad before liftoff. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Shepard again, with first crewed flight "soon" 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Scientific American spoke with Brown about his book, Europa Clipper’s long journey to the launchpad, the reason Mars is the “Death Star” of planetary science, and more. Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity’s Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The moderate but meaningful proposals provide a launchpad for cross-aisle cooperation, a goal of much of the senator’s legislative handiwork. Opinion | Want to reform antitrust? Amy Klobuchar knows where to start. 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Later in his presidency, Mr. Trump took a photograph with his phone of a classified satellite image showing an explosion at a missile launchpad in Iran. Biden Bars Trump From Receiving Intelligence Briefings, Citing ‘Erratic Behavior’ 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z The next Starship prototype — the tenth — has already been built and rolled out to the launchpad. SpaceX’s Prototype Mars Rocket Crashes in Test Flight 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z SpaceX has a series of test vehicles that it is putting through the test campaign — and the next rocket, known as Serial Number 10, or SN10, has already been transported to its launchpad. SpaceX crashes another Starship in test that was delayed over FAA concerns company violated its test license in December 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z What I’m getting at is that one could say The Mission is not really about going to Europa at all because you’ve written and published it well before the spacecraft even reaches the launchpad. Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity’s Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The festival often sets the tone for the year ahead in indie film, providing a platform for new artists, a launchpad for Oscar hopefuls and an annual pilgrimage for cinephiles. Can studios compete with streaming services to buy this year's Sundance hits? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Last year, the company purchased two deepwater oil rigs for $3.5 million each that it plans to convert into seafaring launchpads for Starship. SpaceX is sparring with a Texas oil company to drill for natural gas 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The fabric flag was unfurled by the Chang'e-5 lander vehicle just before its ascender vehicle took off using the lander as a launchpad. China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Both are launchpads into Yemen, across the Gulf of Aden. 'We're not alive, we're not dead': Thousands of migrants are trapped in war-torn Yemen 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Todd May, who was, at the time, head of the SLS program, gave a brief talk about the process of bringing the rocket—or a mission—to the launchpad. Meet the Unsung Heroes behind Humanity’s Improbable Journey to an Alien Ocean 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z It could even prove a launchpad for political careers for the next generation of Trumps — or, given that the president would still be in his 70s, for Trump to pull a Grover Cleveland-esque comeback himself. Perspective | Trump’s presidential library will be a shrine to his ego 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z They walked out to the launchpad without the traditional crowds of well-wishers lining their way. Special report: The woman fell from the sky: the pandemic crashes into Russia's space city 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z In August 2019, he tweeted a detailed aerial image of an Iranian launchpad. As an ex-president, Trump could disclose the secrets he learned while in office, current and former officials fear 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Russia’s foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, warned last week that the region could become a launchpad for Islamist militants to enter Russia. Deaths of Syrian mercenaries show how Turkey, Russia could get sucked into Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z It provided the launchpad for his ascent into the White House by letting the failing business man portray himself as a successful mogul in “The Apprentice.” Debate organizers and NBC rewarded Trump's petulance. Guess who looks bad now 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z It is renovating a historic launchpad for the 300-foot-tall rocket it’s building called New Glenn. Jeff Bezos’s secretive space venture launches a rocket to the edge of space for the first time in months 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Then, in 2016, another exploded while being fueled on the launchpad ahead of an engine test after a helium tank buckled. Rocket problem prompts NASA and SpaceX to delay next launch of astronauts 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The Gulf of Mexico has served as a launchpad for the storms this season, its warm waters feeding and intensifying the hurricanes as they have headed northward. Rattled Louisiana Gulf Coast again faces serious threat from Hurricane Delta 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Councillors approved the construction of a launchpad, access roads, a control room and rocket-assembly building surrounded by a 3.6km wide exclusion zone. Residents of remote Scottish peninsula face up to its future as spaceport 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Air Force - over technical issues detected less than 30 seconds before planned liftoff from a launchpad in Florida. Musk to visit SpaceX launchpad after mission aborts, delays 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z “We’re like New York City; we can get a few more launchpads close together in here,” Nash said. Virginia has a rocket launch site, and it’s about to grow with the most successful startup since SpaceX 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z But the engines quickly shut off and the rocket remained fixed on the launchpad. After lengthy delays, ULA’s most powerful rocket poised to launch classified spy satellite 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Sabah kept strong ties with the United States, which led a coalition that ended Iraq’s 1990-91 occupation and used Kuwait as a launchpad for the 2003 Iraq invasion. Amid war and turmoil, Kuwait emir struggled for Gulf unity 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, others see the Chinooks' relocation as a vital launchpad for a broader discussion on what matters most. Battle against Oregon wildfires fought with short supply of air support after 6 Chinooks sent to Afghanistan 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z But the pitchers were the notable difference between the current Washington Nationals and the club that used last August as a launchpad to the franchise’s first World Series title. In Wil Crowe’s major league debut, the Nationals settle for a doubleheader split vs. the Marlins 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The state also contributed to the $15 million it took to repair a launchpad after an Antares rocket exploded in 2014. Virginia has a rocket launch site, and it’s about to grow with the most successful startup since SpaceX 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The spacecraft goes from sitting still atop the rocket on the launchpad to chasing the space station at 17,500 mph in a matter of minutes. NASA astronauts aboard SpaceX capsule heading to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Plus, he says they were lucky that the rocket failed the way that it did, instead of failing on the launchpad, for instance. Rocket Lab says it has approval to return to flight after losing a rocket during launch 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Getting to the launchpad There is still quite a lot of work left to do, but just getting to this point is an achievement for the Perseverance team. NASA’s new Mars rover is about to embark on a hunt for ancient alien life 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Because of bad weather at the launchpad on an island in Japan, liftoff was delayed a number of times to Sunday, July 19, or Monday local time. How the United Arab Emirates Set Its Sights on Mars 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Olympic model leans on these college programs that serve as launchpads for athletic careers and an ideal space for high schoolers hoping to develop into elite competitors. Colleges dropping nonrevenue sports jeopardizes the U.S. Olympic model 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z The small town is an improbable political launchpad for statewide office. Fearing a ballot topped by Trump and Eyman, some GOP leaders back newcomer Raul Garcia in crowded Washington gubernatorial primary 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Israel launched a new spy satellite into orbit from a launchpad in the center of the country early Monday morning, the Defense Ministry said. Israel launches new Ofek 16 spy satellite 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z McKenzie said it is an open question whether the Taliban will keep Afghanistan from being the launchpad for attacks on the U.S. Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Once construction of the spacecraft was complete in Colorado, a large Ukrainian transport plane ferried it to Dubai, where it was to undergo a round of testing before heading to the launchpad in Japan. How the United Arab Emirates Set Its Sights on Mars 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Seniors’ launchpads toward jobs or college are obstructed by a global pandemic and economic turmoil. In a changed world, Ballard High senior traces a path to graduation and beyond 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Texas Southern University, a historically black campus directly across the street from the projects, has long held itself out as launchpad for those willing to strive. For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious death 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z Two American astronauts lifted off at 3:22 p.m. from a familiar setting, the same Florida launchpad that once served Apollo missions and the space shuttles. SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z As if to ratify Friday’s uniqueness, Saturday did not employ it as a launchpad for a foray into even higher levels of heat. Friday, year’s 150th day, was also its warmest in Washington 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z The two men were applauded as they were driven to the launchpad. Dragon capsule achieves orbit, heads towards International Space Station 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were strapped into their seats aboard the pioneering Dragon crew capsule on the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center as mission managers weighed varying forecasts. SpaceX and Nasa press ahead with planned crewed spaceflight launch 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z China uses Hong Kong’s currency, equity and debt markets to attract foreign funds, while international companies use Hong Kong as a launchpad to expand into the mainland. Explainer: How important is Hong Kong to China as a free finance hub? 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Just after noon, the astronauts were seen off by their families ahead of their drive to the launchpad. SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z This tropical air mass and circulation added to the development of thunderstorms, and there were plenty of lightning strikes within 10 miles of the launchpad. SpaceX launch rescheduled for Saturday in Florida still faces chance of bad weather 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z With the skies still gray around the launchpad, about 15 minutes before the liftoff time they made the call to stop and try again on Saturday. SpaceX Launch of NASA Astronauts Is Postponed Over Weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the first launch attempt was called off just under 17 minutes before lift-off time when “surface electrical field” conditions near the launchpad made it too dangerous to attempt the flight. SpaceX and Nasa press ahead with planned crewed spaceflight launch 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Air Force One flew by historic launchpad 39A just before 3 p.m. and landed moments later. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch is scrubbed due to weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The former company had two accidents with the Falcon 9 rocket, including a launchpad explosion that prompted a redesign of part of the rocket’s pressurization system. Back in Business: NASA Is Set to Return to Human Spaceflight with Historic SpaceX Launch 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z A year later, another rocket blew up on the launchpad after the failure of a pressure vessel in the second stage liquid-oxygen tank. Flying astronauts has always been risky. No wonder NASA and SpaceX are on edge. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z A year later, another rocket blew up on the launchpad after the failure of a pressure vessel in the second-stage liquid-oxygen tank. Flying astronauts has always been risky. No wonder NASA and SpaceX are on edge. 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z An airplane is essentially a mobile launchpad, enabling rocket launches from many more locations. Virgin Orbit Launch Attempt Ends Without Trip to Space 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z The mission’s next launch window is scheduled for Saturday at 3:22 p.m., from historic launchpad 39A, the same facility that launched the first astronauts to the moon aboard Apollo 11 in 1969. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch is scrubbed due to weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z On Friday afternoon, SpaceX conducted what is known as a “static fire” of the rocket, testing the engines for a few seconds while keeping the rocket held down on the launchpad. SpaceX Gets Go-Ahead for NASA Astronaut Launch Next Week 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The launch is now set for Wednesday at 4:33 p.m. from launchpad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA and SpaceX are go for historic launch 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z At 4:33PM ET, the company ignited the engines on the rocket while holding it down on its launchpad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, verifying that all the rocket’s systems were in working order. NASA and SpaceX say they are ‘go’ to proceed with historic crewed flight on May 27th 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z But while the rocket was fueled on a launchpad in March, the launch attempt was called off because of technical problems. Virgin Orbit Launch Attempt Ends Without Trip to Space 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z Crew Dragon will launch from what many in the aerospace industry consider hallowed ground: Kennedy Space Center launchpad 39A. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch is scrubbed due to weather 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Throughout the video, scenes of people in uniform walking around a launchpad, watching a rocket launch, and monitoring satellites in orbit could be seen, hinting at potential roles for soldiers of the Space Force. First U.S. Space Force commercial released: ‘Maybe your purpose isn’t on this planet’ 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Iran’s space program also suffered a major setback in August of last year, when a rocket exploded on an Iranian launchpad ahead of a planned mission to space. Iran claims it has successfully launched a military satellite 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Its TV viewership would also provide the kind of launchpad to attract subscribers that other streaming services only dream about. For the sports-entertainment business, coronavirus is taking a huge toll 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Journalists and photographers covering the launch are normally bused to the launchpad to set up their cameras, but they are now caravanning to the site in their own cars. Distract yourself from coronavirus and watch SpaceX launch the same rocket for the fifth time 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z They offer a stable launchpad for a career engaged with diverse interests. Advice for Young Scientists: Be Generalists 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Though these videos continued to expand his audience, Burd always saw them as a launchpad. How Lil Dicky survived the viral comedy crash 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Following the explosion, President Trump tweeted an incredibly detailed image of the scorched launchpad taken from above, likely taken from a classified spy satellite from the National Reconnaissance Office. Iran claims it has successfully launched a military satellite 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The lack of clarity about the Iowa caucuses effectively destroyed the rocket from South Bend while it was on the launchpad. Goodbye, Pete Buttigieg. You were always more of a symptom than a cure | Richard Wolffe 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Under the agreement, the US will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from being a launchpad for terrorist attacks. US and Taliban sign peace agreement aimed at ending Afghanistan war 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z The Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the moon was 85 percent propellant by mass on the launchpad, nearly identical to the space shuttle. Escaping the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The partnership with Grab is another sign that Volocopter sees Southeast Asia as a likely launchpad for its aerial ambitions. Volocopter and Grab team up to test air taxi service in Southeast Asia 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z After the launchpad explosion in August, the US instituted new sanctions on Iran’s space program. Iran claims it has successfully launched a military satellite 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The 55-year-old also claimed that the former "Suits" actress used the royal family as a "launchpad" to help her career. Meghan Markle was 'jealous' of Kate Middleton, estranged half-sister Samantha Markle claims 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The attempted launch followed two failed launches last year, of the Payam and Doosti satellites, as well as a launchpad rocket explosion in August. Iranian minister apologizes over mock spacesuit post 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The attempted launch followed two failed launches last year, of the Payam and Doosti satellites, as well as a launchpad rocket explosion in August. Iranian minister apologizes over mock spacesuit post 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Indeed, it’s far from the 2020 launchpad most Democrats envisioned as they eagerly anticipated their opportunity to take on Trump. Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The photos, which were annotated by experts at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, show an apparent influx of cars and work activity at a launchpad, suggesting Iran might be repairing the damaged site. Iran, imagery suggest preparation for satellite launch despite US criticism, past failures 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z On Sunday, the waves were beginning to calm, but a storm was moving toward the launchpad. SpaceX’s Explosive Test May Launch Year of Renewed Human Spaceflight 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z It also became a launchpad for migrants hoping to reach Europe’s shores, leaving governments there responding in ways that often exacerbated the situation. New cease-fire in Libya's intractable conflict announced after Berlin summit 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Grime perhaps provided the better launchpad for female MCs, and still does. Neneh Cherry: ‘Rap is a kind of freedom’ 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Weather forecasts predict a 90 percent chance of good conditions at the launchpad. SpaceX Prepares to Destroy Rocket for NASA in Safety Test 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z A third attempt in August ended after a launchpad rocket explosion. Iran, imagery suggest preparation for satellite launch despite US criticism, past failures 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z However, the rocket will be enclosed in a test stand, not on a launchpad. NASA finally rolls out completed core of its massive new rocket 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin reveals the ‘dreaded’ age of 60 to be a developmental stage with specific advantages, and a launchpad for productive elderhood. How to age well, a culinary journey, and why you’re not as gullible as you thought: Books in brief 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z A Falcon 9 rocket would blast off from launchpad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. What 2020 could bring in spaceflight 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “The hope, and I won’t even say hope because hope’s not a strategy, the plan moving forward is that is a launchpad for us,” Douglas said. GM liked Jets’ finish, but aims for big improvements in 2020 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Security sources said troops found a launchpad for Katyusha rockets in an abandoned vehicle near the base. World Digest: Dec. 27, 2019 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Blackpink arguably put on a better show, and certainly did more to diversify the fest’s ranks as a launchpad for global pop. Will Super M be the new BTS? A look ahead at K-pop's trajectory for 2020 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Military officials say there are no plans to try to destroy a missile on the launchpad, or intercept it in the atmosphere — steps both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama considered, and rejected. U.S. Braces for Major North Korean Weapons Test as Trump’s Diplomacy Fizzles 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z It plans to launch a dozen times this year, including the maiden flight from the launchpad it is taking over at NASA’s facility on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. What 2020 could bring in spaceflight 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Boeing fired up the emergency engines on a Starliner while it was sitting on a launchpad, demonstrating that they worked just fine. Boeing is set to launch its new Starliner spacecraft on its first flight to orbit 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The satellite took off early on Wednesday from Europe’s launchpad in Kourou, French Guiana, and live footage was broadcast by launch company Arianespace. Cheops satellite lifts off to study planets beyond solar system 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Rocket Lab landed on building at Wallops, as the site is already home to other active launchpads at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Rocket Lab’s second launch site is now complete, with its first mission set for next year 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z China has built artificial islands in the South China Sea that are used as military bases and missile launchpads. US is losing the battle for Pacific power 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The space centre is still being built: a second launchpad under construction will host the Angara, a new heavy-payload rocket, with the inaugural launch set for 2021. Massive theft taints Putin's pet space project 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The facility in the Far East, named Vostochny, is intended to reduce Russia’s reliance on the Baikonur launchpads in Kazakhstan, from which all manned space missions and many other major rockets set off. Putin bemoans continued corruption at space base 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The team also adapted it to fit other portable electronics, such as a smart watch or companion robot, or a laptop launchpad. The phone case you can pinch and tickle 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Image: Rocket Lab The new location should make it easier for some satellite operators in the US to get their payloads to the launchpad, according to Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab’s second launch site is now complete, with its first mission set for next year 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z But other test flights failed, and the booster rocket designed to propel the Soviets’ lunar mission exploded on the launchpad. Alexei Leonov, Soviet cosmonaut and first person to walk in space, dies at 85 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Ellis says all of this new funding is going toward refurbishing that launchpad as well as expanding Relativity’s facilities in Los Angeles. Startup that aims to 3D-print rockets says it’s fully funded for its first commercial missions 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Sacred Fools, the launchpad for those shows, introduces this one too. Review: 'Deadly,' a new musical, gives voice to women who vanished in an 1890s killing spree 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Baghdad denied that on Sunday and vowed to punish anyone using Iraq, where Iran-backed paramilitary groups wield increasing power, as a launchpad for attacks. U.S. blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says 'locked and loaded' 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Widely seen as an Academy Award launchpad, it draws both the Hollywood glitterati and the discreet rich of the European indie arthouse circuit. Do film festivals help or hurt their host cities? 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Beyond the launchpad, the compound has entered routine use at chemical-manufacturing plants and severely polluted Superfund sites across the country. Can Spaceflight Save the Planet? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z China uses Hong Kong’s currency, equity and debt markets to attract foreign funds, while international companies use Hong Kong as a launchpad to expand into mainland China. Explainer: How important is Hong Kong to the rest of China? 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The image that Mr. Trump shared last week appeared to show devastating damage to the launch site, and the charred remains of a rocket and launchpad after what appeared to be a fire. Iran Acknowledges Space Center Blast, Days After Trump Shares Revealing Image 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z They note damage to the facility and vehicles near it, as well as “scorching and damage” on one side of the launchpad. Trump shares potentially revealing image of Iranian launch site on Twitter 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z That explosion destroyed buildings at a vast development site; the explosion on Thursday appeared more isolated, limited to the launchpad, which was shown smoldering in satellite photographs released by Planet Labs. In a Tweet Taunting Iran, Trump Releases an Image Thought to Be Classified 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z |
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