launchpad
- a variation of launch pad.
Example Sentences
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The private firm Landspace tested its Zhuque-3 rocket last December, which launched successfully, but its first stage lost control on its return to the launchpad.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Buying AI coding agent Cursor in a $60 billion deal and renting out data-center capacity will give the company a launchpad to land more enterprise customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Bezos also addressed a Blue Origin rocket’s explosion on the launchpad last month.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
While sector giants such as SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin can survive a big setback—Blue Origin currently is racing to rebuild a Florida launchpad wrecked by an explosion—smaller startups often can’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At Cape Coalwood, we needed concrete for our launchpad.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
