The Launch

The Launch is a quest in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.

Quick walkthrough

 * Cross the High Road
 * Arrive at the Ashton Silo Control Station
 * Activate the console

Detailed walkthrough
After emerging from the Collapsed Overpass Tunnel, you will find yourself on the High Road, and you will be contacted by Ulysses and given your next task. A marked men camp will be a small distance ahead of you when you emerge, so be careful. Kill or avoid the marked men in their small camp, and use the available Commissary terminal if neccessary.

Then you will spot two collapsed buildings farther up the road. There is a nuclear warhead which you need to detonate in order to pass; doing so will also kill a marked man in the collapsed building. If you climb this building you will find The Crow's Nest, where the Advanced riot gear, along with one of Ulysses' holotapes, is located.

Continuing past the Crow's nest, around three deathclaws will be on the high road near the Ruined Highway Interchange. One is moving about and can be seen from close to the base of the Crow's Nest. Another nuclear warhead is located here, on top of a truck - the second Deathclaw is visible once this is detonated. The third is hiding behind a large rectangular container. Use extreme caution when traveling through this section, as the deathclaws have a habit of sneaking up on you. The best way to defeat the deathclaws is to use a Gauss rifle or other high powered weapon with a scope. Crouching and shooting them in the head will sometimes score a sneak attack critical and take their heads off in one shot.

Beware of entering a large caravan with a gaping hole on one side before the warhead. Inside, at the far end, are a couple of ammunition boxes and a damaged shipping crate. On your way to it, a deathclaw will jump down onto the roof and corner you unless you take the time to leave a trail of strong mines by the entrance.

Just past the caravan you'll find the Roughin' it! bedroll kit next to a burnt-out motorbike. Beyond the container that the third deathclaw is hiding behind is another rectangular container containing a Future Weapons Today, Milsurp Review, Patriot's Cookbook and La Fantoma magazines, the Survivor's Footlocker, containing a variety of ammunition, armour, water and a stimpak, and two Military Shipping Crates.

The high road ends past the next bend, and there is a small road going off to the left which you must take. The Junction 7 Rest Stop is located to the right of the high road at the end, and the Snow globe - Lonesome Road is located here, but be wary of Tunnelers. If you take the road down to the rest stop, the deathclaws may respawn on the overpass, so be aware when returning up the road.

Follow the small road right to the end, where you will find the Ashton Silo Control Station. Be wary of marked men along this road. Activate the console after ED-E has tinkered with it to trigger another audio log from Whitley, and to complete the quest.