Launchpad

By the time the towering Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 crew left the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, thundering into the skies on April 11, 1970, traveling to the moon seemed about as interesting to the general public as commuting to work.

The TfW [Transport for Wales] train could provide the launchpad for a number of projects as the issue of emissions becomes a critical issue for 'UK plc'.