launch pad
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On Starship’s next flight, he said, the plan is to capture both the rocket’s first and second stages on the launch pad, a key goal to making Starship fully reusable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The fully assembled vehicle will then be moved to the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Rocket Lab also gave an update on Neutron, its long-awaited and delayed rocket, which it said was on target to be delivered to the launch pad in the fourth quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The rocket-propelled launch vehicle will not take off from a launch pad.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Nine televisions mounted to the wall were each tuned to a different network; each network showed the launch pad.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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