Pause, stop or hand over a launch

This is placeholder text standing in for the real article. The finished piece answers the question in the title in its first sentence, then works through it in short paragraphs that each make sense on their own.

Every paragraph is written so a person who has never launched anything can follow it. Technical words get explained the first time they appear, in the same sentence, in under ten words.

Before you start

• A concrete step, written as something you actually do.
• The thing people most often get wrong here, and what to do instead.
• What your teammate handles for you at this stage.
• When to stop and ask someone before continuing.

Step by step

1. A concrete step, written as something you actually do.
2. The thing people most often get wrong here, and what to do instead.
3. What your teammate handles for you at this stage.
4. When to stop and ask someone before continuing.

If something looks wrong

• A concrete step, written as something you actually do.
• The thing people most often get wrong here, and what to do instead.
• What your teammate handles for you at this stage.
• When to stop and ask someone before continuing.

Still stuck?

Where something can go wrong, the finished article says so plainly. Being honest about risk is the point, not a disclaimer bolted on at the end.

Every paragraph is written so a person who has never launched anything can follow it. Technical words get explained the first time they appear, in the same sentence, in under ten words.