Launch Control

The term launch control can refer to:

  • Launch control (automotive), an automotive control option
  • A spaceport, a rocket launch site
  • A missile launch control center, used to launch US ICBMs

There are also specific facilities that use the name Launch Control:

  • Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center

Famous quotes containing the words launch and/or control:

    Now launch the small ship, now as the body dies
    and life departs, launch out, the fragile soul
    in the fragile ship of courage, the ark of faith
    with its store of food and little cooking pans
    and change of clothes,
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    For the mother who has opted to stay home, the question remains: Having perfected her role as a caretaker, can she abdicate control to less practiced individuals? Having put all her identity eggs in one basket, can she hand over the basket freely? Having put aside her own ambitions, can she resist imposing them on her children? And having set one example, can she teach another?
    Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)