launchmaster

plural launchmasters

1. An officer in charge of launching a vehicle.

   The launchmaster turned to Lon then, saluted, and said, "All shuttles aboard, sir. No problems."

   2011, Rick Shelley, Lieutenant Colonel

   2 more examples

   But this time the copilot depressed the cyclic weapon release button on the third launch call, just as the launchmaster pulled his handle.

   1989 December, Rod Kagy, “Launch, Launch, Launch...Oops!”, in Approach, volume 35, number 6

   ON316446 arrived at Somes in 1948 to her proud new launchmaster Ken Weir, his wife bestowing the islands original name Matiu on the vessel.

   2001, David McGill, Island of Secrets: Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, page 131