The Pentagon had only reluctantly agreed in the 1970's to the policy of phasing out conventional launching rockets and relying almost exclusively on the shuttles.
Holmes admits that while Right Said Fred used a novelty single as a trojan horse for a more conventional band launch, one of his later signings was less artistically driven.
It's a pity that the "visionary leaders of the Internet age," whom Nathan Heller writes about in his article on technology's "new corporations," tend to be so conventional ("Naked Launch," November 25th).
The Kendo-owned makeup brand is breaking with the conventional beauty launch cycle by regularly unveiling shades on sephora.com before they roll out to stores.
For launching balloons with a large lift exceeding 500 kg, the conventional static launching method had the most serious problem with possible damage to the polyethylene film of the balloon caused by the holding mechanism.
Has the artist, having stripped himself of the clothing of conventional consciousness, launched himself into the illusory, empyrean space of the painting?
Sunseeker II requires minimal preflight preparation, little ground crew support, no special operating equipment; like any conventional self-launching glider, it can be readied for takeoff within minutes of opening the hangar doors.
Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) Manufacturer: Boeing Air & Space Group, a division of Boeing Cost each: $300,000 to $400,000 What it does: CALCM are former nuclear-tipped cruise missiles that have been re-purposed with conventional warheads.
Compared with the conventional ground rocket launching, air-launching has many advantages.
But we aren't talking Justin Bieber, Psy or anyone who used the internet to launch conventional celebrity careers.
