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launch towers


Identification code: 300004867



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  • launch tower
  • towers, launch

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Towers, often temporary structures, that are constructed for or used to provide support and upright stability on the ground or a launch pad for a rocket, missile, space craft, or other object or vehicle, which is intended to be launched into the air or space; particularly applied to towers constructed for unguided rockets in order to guide the rocket until it reaches speeds fast enough for aerodynamic stabilization to take effect.

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