Ascent
Launch
Launch noun - A rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket).
Usage example: the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch
Both words in one sentence
- Historically, the plan was for a pure direct ascent with a Soyuz capsule, but instead the Soviet Direct Ascent uses a fictional capsule and the Soyuz gets a special landing that involves a joint launch.
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Launch and Ascent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/launch
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Launch or Ascent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ascent/launch.
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