Serving in AmeriCorps was the launch pad for a career that I never imagined possible.
The vehicle left its launch pad on the Kwajalein Atoll at just after 2230 GMT.
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Activities around the new launch pad also revealed possible evidence of assistance from Iran, it said.
Crowds cheered the pair on as they lumbered to the launch pad in their space suits.
But I see where we stand as more of a launch pad than landing dock.
People jostled on the green opposite launch pad 39B as they tried to get the best view.
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We listened to emotionally-charged accounts of a desperate and frustrating attempt to keep Challenger on the launch pad.
What if this could be a launch pad to re-examine the whole flawed passion that is college sports?
Similarly worrisome: no television show has provided a stronger launch pad for new or needy shows than Idol.
Eventually, we will make our web browser a launch pad for our personalized recommendation engine and cloud-based services.
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Shuttles often are rained on while sitting on the launch pad in Florida, but waterproofing protects the tiles.
This small innovation was the launch pad for the small bakery of Mohammad Ghaziri also known as Barbar.
It will be moved to Launch Pad A this month after Atlantis is moved back to its hangar.
The terrain below the rocket is only a few kilometers away from the launch pad, the institute said.
He compared it to the Apollo 11 blaze that killed three astronauts on the launch pad in 1967.
There, Babson has branded itself as a launch pad for successful entrepreneurs, such as Home Depot Inc.
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On Tuesday, a fresh Falcon 1 sat on the island launch pad with palm trees waving in the background.
The rocket left the launch pad at 1851 local Kourou time (2151 GMT).
He sits inside a hexagonal shape - the same shape, says Weidner, as the launch pad area of Apollo 11.
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It's where you would traditionally see them heading into the astronaut van, which takes them to the shuttle launch pad.
Most of the engineering views of the shuttle launch come from still and video cameras within 20 miles of the launch pad.
Mirza hopes to use the site as a launch pad, eventually allowing him to get the watch into the traditional retail channel.
The first American in space, Alan Shepard, actually had no choice but to go in his suit while waiting on the launch pad.
Now he will want to capitalise on his new strong position and use the rally as the launch pad for the general election.
Among Internet start-ups, South by Southwest's 19-year-old "interactive" festival is a traditional launch pad, having given a boost to current stars Twitter Inc.
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My cameraman and I chose a spot that was clear of other people, with a nice view of the launch pad, across a swamp.
The KN-08 missile can be moved around the country and hidden, making it harder to detect compared to a missile on a launch pad.
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Given that the e-mail service had 176m users in December, according to comScore, a market-research firm, that should give Buzz a handy launch pad.
It takes weeks to transport, assemble, fuel, and prepare the Taepodong-2, giving U.S. forces many opportunities to destroy the missile on its large launch pad.
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