What is Launch pad?
[[Image:Columbia STS-1 arrival at launch pad.jpg|thumb|The [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] is arriving to the launch pad]] A '''launch pad''' is where [[rocket]]s and [[spacecraft]] are placed until they are ready to [[blast off]]. [[NASA]] has its own launch pads for its spacecraft.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag/page/n184 175]}}</ref> Launch pads are often made out of [[steel]] reinforced [[concrete]]. Launch pads for larger spacecraft will often have [[tower]]s to support it during its launch. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Spaceflight]] [[Category:Transport buildings and structures]] {{Transport-stub}}