Pronunciation of the English word launch.
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1. | Sam, a rhesus monkey, was one of the most well known monkeys of the space program. His name was an acronym for the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. He was launched on December 4, 1959, housed in a cylindrical capsule within the Mercury spacecraft atop a Little Joe rocket in order to test the launch escape system (LES). Approximately one minute into the flight, travelling at a speed of 3685 mph, the Mercury capsule aborted from the Little Joe launch vehicle. After attaining an altitude of 51 miles, the spacecraft landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Sam was recovered, several hours later, with no ill effects from his journey. | |
2. | On December 22, 1960, soviet scientists attempted to launch Damka ("Little Lady") and Krasavka ("Beauty") on a Korabl Sputnik. However, the upper rocket stage failed and the launch was aborted. The dogs were safely recovered after their unplanned suborbital flight. | |
3. | The launch, which had been scheduled for this morning, was postponed because of the illness of shuttle Commander John Creighton. | |
4. | The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp. | |
5. | He is planning to launch his business. | |
6. | They are going to launch an artificial satellite tomorrow. | |
7. | The design was also given the finishing touch to have launch impact and dynamism provided by the novelty of the arch shaped logo design. | |
8. | On Monday, the Pierson Publishing House will launch an ambitious advertising compaign for Real Life, a highly anticipated new novel from Korea. | |
9. | Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile. | |
10. | They decided to launch a major attack. |