NASA Tube 20 | Launch and Ascent | Enter the Mission

Launch turns preparation into irreversible motion.

Thrust, guidance, structural loads, aerodynamic pressure, staging and timing must all remain inside the mission’s allowable envelope as the vehicle leaves Earth.

  • Does actual performance match prediction?
  • Are loads and guidance within limits?
  • Are stage transitions occurring correctly?
  • What conditions would require an abort?

Here mathematics, Turing’s executable procedures and Khan’s load paths meet the real world at once.