launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles … Universalium
Launch Service Provider — A Launch Service Provider (LSP) is a type of company which specialises in launching spacecraft. It is responsible for the ordering, conversion, or construction of the carrier rocket, assembly and stacking, payload integration, and ultimately… … Wikipedia
Expendable launch system — An expendable launch system is a launch system that uses an expendable launch vehicle (ELV) to carry a payload into space. The vehicles used in expendable launch systems are designed to be used only once (i.e. they are expended during a single… … Wikipedia
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Alliance (New Zealand political party) — Infobox New Zealand Political Party name english = New Zealand Alliance Party name maori = party party wikicolourid = NZAP leader = Andrew McKenzie, Kay Murray president = Paul Piesse deputy = mps = None foundation = 1991 ideology = Social… … Wikipedia
Alliance of Concerned Teachers — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers Philippines (ACT Phils or ACT) is a progressive, militant and nationalist organization of teachers, academic non teaching personnel and non academic non teaching personnel established in June 26, 1982 in the… … Wikipedia
United Launch Alliance — Infobox Company company name = United Launch Alliance company company type = Private foundation = December 1 2006 location = Centennial, Colorado key people = Michael C. Gass: CEO Daniel J. Collins: COO num employees = 3,800 industry = Aerospace… … Wikipedia
Comparison of orbital launch systems — This page exposes the full list of orbital launch systems. For the short simple list of launchers families, see Comparison of orbital launchers families. Orbital launch systems are rockets and other systems capable of placing payloads into or… … Wikipedia
