Direct and Launch

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Launch and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Direct".

Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

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Direct and launch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Launch".

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

fire	direct fire	launch fire
operation	direct operation	launch operation
people	direct people	launch people
series	direct series	launch series
Other words: game, car, ball, ship, war, orders, missiles.

Speaking of Soyuz, its launch vehicle is a direct and only-modified-by-necessity descendant of the R-7 launch vehicle that put Yuri Gagarin in space.

Source: The Aesthetics of Technology
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.

Source: Video Game / Buzz Aldrin Race Into Space
Sony brought in David Lynch (!) to direct a series of advertisements for the launch of the PlayStation 2 in Europe.

Source: What Were They Selling Again?

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