Improved Launch Control System was created in 1979.

control

It's the left control key.

The idea is not to cancel the launch, but to control it. Once Dr. Hare and the Giant Space Rabbot are in space, the computer can take control and crash the robot into passing asteroids.

C. Barret has written:

'Launch vehicle flight control augmentation using smart materials and advanced composites (CDDF project 93-05)'

'Design of launch vehicle flight control augmentors and resulting flight stability and control (Center Director's discretionary fund project 93-05, part III)' -- subject(s): Flight control, Augmentation, Stability tests, Design analysis, Launch vehicles

'Review of our national heritage of launch vehicles using aerodynamic surfaces and current use of these by other nations' -- subject(s): Launch vehicles