Lift Off

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Lift Off

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The action of a rocket vehicle as it separates from its launch pad in vertical ascent. Compare take-off. </dd>
Lift-off is applicable only to vertical ascent; take-off is applicable to ascent at any angle. A lift-off is action performed by a rocket; a launch is action performed upon a rocket or upon a satellite or spaceship carried by a rocket. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use