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pad

[pad] / pæd /


VERB
protect with cushioning
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
simplify uncomplicate




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Rebuilding the New Glenn launch pad is expected to take many months.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They listed their crash pad in 2015 and, within months, sold it for $2.1 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

United Launch Alliance, a rocket company owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has warned that flying Starship from even one pad in the area would likely disrupt other rocket operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I get my sketch pad and leave, hoping I’ll never have to see this place again.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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