gantry
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The “Launch Tower,” a 16-story-tall re-creation of the shuttle launchpad’s gantry, gets you even closer to the stack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
The ground's TV gantry is notorious for the precarious journey across its roof to access it.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
"Apologies to the listeners. You can understand the emotion. Back to you in the gantry."
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
The retaining clamps ejected from the launch gantry, falling to the ground.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
"We are actively working on equipping the toll system gantries with display screens to warn drivers," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
This meant that no warnings could be put on the 14 gantries and lollipop signs along that stretch of the motorway.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Gaie Delap, who was previously jailed for 20 months for her role in protests on the M25 during which they climbed onto gantries over the motorway, had her sentence reduced to 18 months.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Overhead gantries on the city's ring road were changed to read "too much, too young, RIP Terry Hall".
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2022
Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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