launchings
Rocket departure events
Launchings are acts of setting something in motion or sending it forth.
Ships have launchings when first put to water; rockets have launchings when fired into space.
The word covers product releases, campaign kickoffs, and career beginnings: The company scheduled multiple launchings for the fall season.
Less common than the singular launch as a noun.
Propulsion-driven flying vehicles
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
- payloadsCarried goods for delivery
- countdownsBackward numerical sequences
- liftoffsDepartures from ground
missions · boosters · trajectories · orbits · NASA · SpaceX · pads · propulsion
Newly launched businesses
- productsItems made for sale
- venturesRisky new enterprises
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- brandsCommercial product names
rollouts · unveilings · releases · debuts · entrepreneurs · marketing · announcements · press
Ceremonies naming and blessing infants
- shipyardsVessel construction facilities
- slipwaysInclined planes for launching vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- hullsProtective outer coverings
champagne · maiden voyages · harbors · docks · keels · flotations · ceremonies · sponsors
rockets
Propulsion-driven flying vehicles
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
- payloadsCarried goods for delivery
- countdownsBackward numerical sequences
liftoffs · missions · boosters · trajectories · orbits · NASA · SpaceX · pads · propulsion · stages
startups
Newly launched businesses
brands · rollouts · unveilings · releases · debuts · entrepreneurs · marketing · announcements · press · investors
christenings
Ceremonies naming and blessing infants
- shipyardsVessel construction facilities
- slipwaysInclined planes for launching vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
hulls · champagne · maiden voyages · harbors · docks · keels · flotations · ceremonies · sponsors · tugs
offensives
Aggressive military operations
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
- assaultsViolent physical attacks
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
operations · raids · bombardments · campaigns · sorties · invasions · volleys · barrages · torpedoes · counterattacks
launchingsarrivals
Those who come
landings · touchdowns · returns · splashdowns · dockings
launchingsterminations
Acts of bringing closure
closures · endings · shutdowns · discontinuations · cancellations
launchingsdecommissionings
Formal withdrawals from service
retirements · scrapings · withdrawals · layups · recalls
- launching padRocket departure platform
- ship launchingSending new vessel seaward
- launching ceremonyRitual beginning a vessel's service