: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
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One indication of the logic of the approach is that other nuclear powers, including China, India, and Russia, have replicated the structure, fielding nuclear weapons in some combination of submarines, bombers, and road- or rail-based mobile launch vehicles.—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 The rocket's conical stage adapter, which connects the SLS core booster to the launch vehicle's upper stages, was added to the stack on Saturday (April 12), according to NASA.—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The women are also now among 52 others who have previously boarded Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle to head more than 60 miles high for a few minutes of weightlessness and spectacular views of Earth.—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 The conventional wisdom is that the small launch vehicle business isn't a big moneymaker.—ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launch vehicle
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