What does the cryptic crossword clue "At every launch NASA's inventors must break up storm cloud (6)" mean?

The definition is "cloud". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). N (first_letter="NASA's") + I (first_letter="inventors") + M (first_letter="must") + B (first_letter="break") + U (first_letter="up") + S (first_letter="storm") = NIMBUS; definition: "cloud" The answer is NIMBUS.

At every launch NASA's inventors must break up storm cloud (6)

Independent Cryptic #11955 | 9 Across | 2025-02-01 flower

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