: a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft
Examples of launch vehicle in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThis will be purely a test flight for Ariane 6, which is Europe's next-generation launch vehicle.—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024 Rocket Lab’s Electron, for example, is the only small orbital launch vehicle in the world that is designed to be largely reusable.—Riis Williams, Scientific American, 7 June 2024 Russia could soon offer North Korea assistance with space launch vehicles—assistance that would help North Korea develop better ICBMs.—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024 The expendable launch vehicle underneath Starliner itself encapsulates much of that history as well as that of the Cold War and its aftermath.—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for launch vehicle
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