Sentence examples for launch preparations from inspiring English sources

"This activity is consistent with launch preparations" before the failed April launching, it said.

Launch preparations would take so long that the Americans would have plenty of time to knock them out.

In two weeks' time, he will leave with them for Baikonur and final launch preparations, stopping briefly en route for a press call in Britain.

"If the brigandish U.S. imperialists dare to infiltrate spy planes into our airspace to interfere with our peaceful satellite launch preparations, our revolutionary armed forces will mercilessly shoot them down," the North's state-run Korea Central Radio said.

Launch preparations for the Maven spacecraft – short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution – had ground to a halt Tuesday along with almost all of NASA after Congress failed to provide money for the federal government to continue operating.

The launch preparations come as North Koreans and new leader Kim Jong-un mark 100 days since the death of Kim's father, Kim Jong-il, and prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Kim Il-sung, the North Korean founder, on 15 April.

Replacing its present liquid propellants with solid-fuel would greatly reduce North Korea's launch preparation time as well as the time roughly five minutes which its missiles take to reach space.Might aircraft-mounted anti-missile lasers work?

Astrium satellites CEO Evert Dudok told BBC News: "With the qualification acceptance review done, it means the satellites are now in Esa's hands - although of course we will be supporting the launch preparation.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket underwent final launch preparation testing on Thursday with no problems before the explosion, 1.1 miles away on launchpad 41, according to NASA.

"Research and development of cutting-edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its last stage," Kim said during the New Year's Day speech, according to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.

Already, launching preparations have been put on hiatus.