Word of the Day - launch

launch definition 1

/lɔːn(t)ʃ/
verb
[with object]
1 Set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
1.1 Set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time with an official ceremony.
1.2 Send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course.

Origin
Middle
English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from
Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier (see lance).

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NASA launched a "test article" this morning. It rose majestically into the morning
sky carrying an Orion command module mockup aloft to test the flight
abort systems. The test was a success which anyone with a speedy web
connection could watch live on NASA TV.