A launch pad or launchpad is an above-ground platform from which rocket- missiles or space launch vehicles take off vertically.
Launch pad may also refer to:
Computing Launchpad (macOS), an application launcher introduced in Mac OS X Lion Launch Pad (software), an alternative to the Macintosh desktop developed by Berkeley Systems Launchpad (website), used for bug tracking and software development mainly used as part of the Ubuntu operating system LaunchPad, Clearspring tool that enables web content to be turned into distributable widgets Launchpad, U3 software application for USB flash drives Launchpad, a hardware controller for the Ableton Live music sequencer software Launchpad, a family of hardware development kits for embedded development from Texas Instruments
Other Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, nicknamed The Launching Pad, former stadium used by the Atlanta Braves Launch Pad (card game), a game about building rockets and preparing them for launch Launch Pad (Blackpool Pleasure Beach), an amusement ride in Blackpool, England Launchpad (series), a collection of short films produced by Walt Disney Pictures Launchpad McQuack, a Disney character Launchpad Records, a record label Launchpad, a charity for the homeless based in Reading, UK, co-founded by David Shaw Novation Launchpad, a keyboard-less MIDI controller
See also
Launch facility Launch complex Launch Complex (disambiguation) Launch (disambiguation) Pad (disambiguation)