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launching pad

[′lȯnch·iŋ ‚pad]

(aerospace engineering)

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Arab Coalition fighters, led by Saudi Arabia, also destroyed a Houthi mobile ballistic missile launching pad near Hodeidah Airport.

UAE intercepts ballistic missile over Mocha in Yemen

Arab Coalition fighters, led by Saudi Arabia, also destroyed an Al Houthi mobile ballistic missile launching pad near Hodeida airport.

UAE intercepts Al Houthi missile in Yemen

In a press statement, on the sidelines of Arab Festival of Broadcasting and Television, taking place nowadays, in Hammamat, Najm said that the launching pad would provide the appropriate environment to enhance media standards, in order to provide Saudi channels transmitting from abroad, now, to broadcast from inside the Kingdom.

Media Launching Pad for Satellite Channels' Transmission in Saudi Arabia to be Inaugurated in the 4th Q of the Yea

Since its inception in February 2010, 14 companies have received Green Launching Pad funding, and more than 450 people have attended GLP seminars and events aimed at teaching companies to commercialize their green products and services.

Green launching pad looks to reinvent itself: as federal dollars dry up, UNH program looks to public-private funding mix

Barmore anticipates a ThermaPaver field installation by September, owing to pre-UNH Green Launching Pad grant product development efforts and inquiries from the mid-May American Institute of Architects Expo in New Orleans.

Paving stone-actuated heat exchanger garners green grant

They also said North Korea is constructing a pipeline from the two facilities toward the launching pad, the daily said.

2 facilities seen at N. Korean missile base: paper

Three New Hampshire companies have been chosen to participate in the latest round of funding through the Green Launching Pad.

Three manufacturers win Green Launching Pad funds

He made the comment while touring EnerTrac, a 10-person startup company in south Hudson that benefited last year from a state program called Green Launching Pad, which gives grants and expertise help to dean-technology firms in hopes that they'll produce jobs, as well as energy innovation.

'Green' firms in Granite State get help

forces seized a rocket and its launching pad after two others had landed on a U.S.

2 rockets land on U.S. base, another seized in Babel

There is no doubt that the Green Launching Pad has taken off.

Green Launching Pad's 'Venky' Venkatachalam

ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces managed on Monday to seize two missiles and a launching pad in southern Falluja, a police source said.

2 missiles seized in southern Falluja

"There are many training camps, launching pads along the borders and hundreds of terrorists get trained.