launch control
Rocket departure authority
Launch control is a system in high-performance vehicles that optimizes acceleration from a standstill, managing engine power and traction to achieve the fastest possible start: He engaged launch control at the drag strip.
The term also refers to the facility or team that manages spacecraft or rocket launches, coordinating countdown sequences and monitoring systems before liftoff: Mission control handed off to launch control for the final countdown.
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- blast offBegin rocket-powered flight
- missionPurpose-driven task
rocket · NASA · flight director · throttle · sequence · console · button · clearance · checklist · thrust · booster · pad · tower · command · systems · all systems go · go · T-minus
- Control Stationscockpit, bridge, tower, console, command post
- Command Centerscommand center, operations center, command post, central command, war room
- Mission ControlHouston, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, flight director
- Motorcycle RacingMotoGP, motocross, superbike, road racing, supersport
- Spaceportslaunchpad, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, cosmodrome, gantry
- Drivetraingearbox, differential, transaxle, driveshaft, transfer case
launch controlabort
End before completion
self-destruct · scrub · hold · stand down
launch controlbraking system
Equipment for slowing vehicles
anti-lock brakes · ABS · regenerative braking · emergency braking · traction control
launch, control, launched, launching, launcher, launchers, launches, controlled, controlling