The Kaiser-Fleetwings Co. still existed as late as 1960, when it manufactured the launch canister for the Echo 1 balloon satellite at its Bristol factory.

Missiles are transferred from the magazine via the cranes to be loaded in the launch canisters.

A warning light began to flash, and one of the launch canisters began to lower itself down to the deck, like a giant sequoia slowly falling to the forest floor.

The missile blasts out of the launch canister on those two rocket motors to about Mach one, when the turbojet engine takes over.

The German military also began the development of a U-boat-towed launch canister for the V-2 ballistic missile in November 1944.

Each Party shall be limited to a total of 15 missiles, 15 launch canisters and 15 launchers on such static display.

Each nation was permitted to render inoperative and retain 15 missiles, 15 launch canisters and 15 launchers for static display.

On 12 January 2010, the first two stages of the rocket were loaded into the launch canister, and the canister was prepared for transportation to the launch site.

Like the LGM-118 Peacekeeper it used the cold launch system, in which gas pressure was used to eject the missile from the launch canister.

Jettisoned items - Parts of launch canisters, camera lens caps, etc.