Sentence examples for preparation to launch from inspiring English sources

Twice, the sub activated the gyroscopes of the missile's guidance system in preparation to launch, but the intelligence was never good enough to pull the trigger.

"They did not mention any specific plans in the near future but given the confiscated equipment, we suspect they were in preparation to launch some major bomb attacks," the security official said.

Of course, because the Berlin Wall fell just as the long process of preparation to launch the euro was getting under way, "enlargement" overtook the agenda of the "deepening" of Europe.

They were also seen to begin the lengthy preparation to launch their 72-foot wing-powered catamaran to line up in their Louis Vuitton Cup elimination clash with Artemis.

It is also recruiting drivers in preparation to launch in New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Boston.

Right now it takes at least $25 million and several months of preparation to launch a satellite of similar size from the ground.

Iran is clamping down heavily on web users before parliamentary elections in March with draconian rules on cybercafes and preparations to launch a national internet.

Seoul's Kospi dropped 0.9 percent to 1,976.14, with investor sentiment damped by North Korea's preparations to launch a long-range rocket in defiance of international warnings.

Wayne Hale, the space shuttle program manager, said NASA engineers and technicians were facing a "somewhat aggressive schedule" in trying to finish preparations to launch the shuttle Discovery during the May 10 to May 23 target window.

Wayne Hale, the space shuttle program manager, said engineers and technicians faced a "somewhat aggressive schedule" in trying to finish preparations to launch the shuttle Discovery during the May 10 to May 23 target window.

Officials say they are particularly concerned about the possibility of an attack before the November election, but they say there is still no evidence that indicates Al Qaeda moved from the planning to actual preparations to launch such an attack.