"The Launching" is the 26th episode of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 2 April 1968 on ATV Midlands, was written by Peter Curran and David Williams and directed by Brian Burgess.In this episode, the Mysterons appear to threaten the assassination of United States President Roberts within twelve hours. However, as the hours pass, Captain Scarlet begins to suspect that the threat has been misinterpreted.