Locals pushing a canoe in the ocean east of Buchanan, Liberia, West Africa, Africa

Couple launching kayak, Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Traditional row boat training for lifesaving, Bondi Beach, New South Wales (N.S.W.), Australia, Pacific

Launching inflatable boat on beach, nature reserve, Ile Aride (Aride Island), Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Grey Heron bird, Ardea cinerea, taking flight from the River Thames in Berkshire, UK

Fishermen launching fishing boats on Tofo beach, Tofo, Inhambane, Mozambique, Africa

Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery from launchpad 39a on 4th July 2006, seen from the NASA Causeway, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America, North America

Inuit village, weather balloon launch, Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresbysund, Northeast Greenland, Polar Regions

Men launching an outrigger fishing boat from Sanur Beach on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Launching a long tail boat full of backpackers from Railay Beach to Krabi in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gommier (traditional boat) race, Les Trois-Ilets, Martinique, French West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Lake Isabella near Bakersfield, East of California's Central valley is at less than 13% capacity following the four year long devastating drought. The reservoir has dropped so low, that the water level is below the outflow pipe. This shot shows the boat launching jetty, that has been taken as far down the ramp as possible, and is still nowhere near the water level.

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Paramotor pilot checking his wing before launching. Axminster. Uk

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The RNLI lifeboat launching station on Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ramp in the foreground used to be the lifeboat launching ramp until it was destroyed by coastal erosion, Happisburgh, North Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nazca booby (Sula dactylatra) launching from cliff over boat. Galapagos. (rr)

Caucasian woman launching surfboard into ocean

A group of dolphins (Delphinus delphis) create a network of air bubbles to trap a small group of sardines before launching the attack. Photo taken during south african sardine run, an event taking place yearly between May and July, when millions of sardines lay their eggs in the cold waters of the Agulhas shoal and then move north along the eastern coast of South Africa, being chased and hunted by dolphins, sharks, whales and birds.

Young man flying a quadcopter DJI phantom drone outdoors

ADM-Aeolus satellite liftoff

STS-1, Space Shuttle Columbia Launch, 1981

ADM-Aeolus satellite launching, illustration

Liftoff of Vega VV06 with LISA Pathfinder, 2015

Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity Lifts-Off

Launching Pilot Balloon, 1944

Launching Weather Balloon, 1944

Launching of Apollo 12

Launching of Mercury-Redstone 2

South Tyrol custom, flaming disc launching, Vinschgau, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

South Tyrol custom, flaming disc launching, Vinschgau, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

South Tyrol custom, flaming disc launching, Vinschgau, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

South Tyrol custom, flaming disc launching, Vinschgau, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

TUR Turkey Cappadocia Hot Air Ballooning over Cappadocia. Balloons of "Kapadokya Balloons". Pre-launching procedere

Festival, launching of a Bang Fai rocket, being watched by monks dressed in orange robes, Muang Xai, Oudomxai province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Speedboats launching in Brodenbach on the Moselle river at the International Motor Race, Brodenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Kayaker launching off of a medium sized drop while being lit by a strobe.

Low angle perspective of one male paraglider launching off of a grassy dune above the ocean.

Two women packrafters getting ready to launch on the Charley River in summertime, Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska, United States of America

BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro Launching a fishing boat at Copacabana beach at daybreak, fishermen and a few early-morning walkers on the beach, soft sunlight on the hotel facades

ANTARCTICA South Pole Three figures launching a balloon to measure amounts of ozone in the air at various altitudes. US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

Shark cage, Guadalupe, Mexico, Pacific ocean, North America

Brothers jumping off dock into lake, Utah, United States

Friends flying kite on beach

Friends flying kite on beach

Man swimming with his brother (8-9), Florida,USA