Launch pad

A launch pad is an above-ground platform from which a rocket-powered missile or space vehicle is vertically launched. A spaceport (or launch complex) is a facility which includes, and provides required support for, one or more launch pads. A launch pad generally contains a fixed or mobile service structure, which provides one or more access platforms to inspect and maintain the vehicle, and an umbilical structure which provides the vehicle with propellants, cryogenic fluids, electrical power, communications, and telemetry prior to launch. The service structure also provides access to the crew cabin for vehicles carrying humans. The pad may contain a flame deflection structure to prevent the intense heat of the rocket exhaust from damaging the vehicle or pad structures, and a sound suppression system spraying large quantities of water may be employed. The pad may also be protected by lightning arrestors.

A launch pad is distinct from a missile launch facility (or missile silo), which also launches a missile vertically but is located underground in order to help harden it against enemy attack, or conceal it from surveillance.

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Launch pad (disambiguation)

A launch pad is an above-ground platform from which rocket- missiles or space launch vehicles take off vertically.Launch pad may also refer to something

Computing

  • Launchpad (LaunchPad Media Management) is a software as a service (SaaS) solution for the media industry and is a product of Media Intranets
  • Launchpad (website), used for bug tracking and software development mainly used as part of the Ubuntu operating system
  • Launchpad (Mac OS X) is an application launcher for Mac OS X Lion
  • Launchpad, Clearspring tool that enables web content to be turned into distributable widgets
  • Launchpad, U3 software application for USB flash drives
  • Launchpad, a hardware controller for the Ableton Live music sequencer software
  • LaunchPad, a Texas Instruments microcontroller evaluation platform

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  • Launch Pad (card game), game about building rockets and preparing them for launch
  • Launchpad (album), 2004 album by the band Particle
  • Launchpad McQuack, Disney character
  • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, stadium played by the Atlanta Braves, stadium had a reputation for giving up many home runs.
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    Launch Pad (card game)

    Launch Pad is a family strategy card game for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up. It was designed by Melanie James and published by Stratus Games.

    In the game, players construct various types of rockets and ready them for launch by advancing them through 3 phases of production (construction, quality control, and launch preparation). Each rocket requires a certain amount of metal and fuel in order to be considered complete. An expert with the necessary skill set is required in order to advance a completed rocket to the next phase. Rockets can also be manned with astronauts and oxygen, be stamped with a quality certificate, and be placed under maximum security in order to be worth additional points or be protected from action cards that could affect them.

    The launch pad, consisting of four game cards, serves as a variable game clock to determine the end of the game. The cards constituting the launch pad advance into the center of the table; when all four cards have advanced, forming a completed launch pad, there is one final round of play and the game ends.

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