They also showed that the Apollo spacecraft could survive the launch and could re-enter Earth's atmosphere safely.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

But he flew one hundred eighty-seven kilometers high, and four hundred eighty kilometers from the launch pad.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

It would use one of several dependable military rockets to launch a small, one-man spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

The United States said it would not launch a scientific satellite until a non-military rocket the Vanguard could be completed to carry it into space.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

The agency carried out a test flight of its next-generation launch vehicle for astronauts.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

Two-and-one-half minutes after the Apollo Eleven launch, the first-stage rocket separated from the spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

By November,nineteen sixty-seven, the moon launch rocket,Saturn Five, was ready for a test flight.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

The army opened the V-2 launch program to American scientists at several universities.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

The launch was early on the morning of December twenty-first,nineteen sixty-eight.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

The launch took place without a problem on March twenty-third,nineteen sixty-five.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

They planned to launch it in nineteen fifty-eight.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

But Israel has warned time and again that if diplomacy fails, it might launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

South Korea's Unification Ministry says Pyongyang's launch of at least five short-range missiles did not affect Tuesday's agreementto hold talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

In recent years, Comic-Con has helped launch films such as Iron Man and Avatar to tremendous box office success.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

The long-range rocket Pyongyang intends to launch is theoretically capable of delivering a warhead as far as the western United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach said the crew did not let the one-day delay have a negative impact on them.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

sanctions resulting from the launch will deal a fatal blow to six-nation talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons programs.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

South Korea's delegate to those talks left Friday for Washington for high-level consulations on a diplomatic response to the launch.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

And both parties seek the re-launch of negotiations as soon as possible, although there are differences between them on how to proceed,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there will be consequences for Pakistan if Pakistani-based terrorists launch a successful attack on U.S.soil.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

North Korea is warning the United States not to send surveillance planes too close to the site of a planned long-range rocket launch.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

Foam insulation damaged the shuttle's heat tiles during launch, which led to Columbia breaking apart upon re-entry.

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

The military is expected to launch a full-scale assault on Taliban militants in the region bordering Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

and Israel has threatened to launch a pre-emptive strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

That means the long-range rocket, which international satellites have spotted on a North Korean launch pad, could fire its engines as early as Saturday.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

At the time of Endeavour's launch, NASA says the International Space Station was traveling at a speed of about eight kilometers-per-second, above western Romania.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

He says circumstantial evidence indicates the launch involves a long-range missile rather than a satellite.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he hopes the flurry of visits by high-ranking U.S.officials will help re-launch the peace negotiations as soon as possible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

But South Korean,Japanese,and U.S. officials are skeptical about the North's plan and suspect the so-called satellite launch is in reality a way to test a long-range rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12