Sentence examples for off the launch from inspiring English sources
They retested the unit but, after going down to the nine-minute mark in the countdown, ran out of time and called off the launch.
There's never going to be a Dick Francis, who took seven books to get off the launch pad, because your publisher won't stand by you that long.
North Korea's planned launch of a satellite with a long-range missile has angered the United States and other nations, and the recovery of dead soldiers appears to be one of the tools that will be used to punish the North or pressure it to call off the launch.
He has also kicked off the launch of this new venture with some key partnerships.
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has kicked off the launch of U.K.-based projects today.
To kick off the launch, Amazon is discounting the Prime membership to encourage signups.
Samsung's counsel then decided to hold off on the launch until after September 30.
On Dec. 6, the countdown reached zero, and Vanguard lifted off the launching pad.
But first, the spacecraft needs to get off the launching pad.
Taking it off the launching pad could cost NASA up to $25 million.
NASA called off the launching of the space shuttle Discovery at Cape Canaveral, Fla., because of a bad fuel valve.
