A Mission Control Center, mostly just called Mission Control, is a flight control center for spaceflights. It manages space missions from launch until landing or the end of the mission. A staff of flight controllers and other personnel monitor every aspect of the mission using telemetry, and communicate with the astronauts through ground stations.
Usually associated with NASA's Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center, all space agencies as well as spaceflight organizations from the private sector have their own Mission Control Centers. Another notable Mission Control Center by the early 90s is the one of Helios Aerospace, the private competitor in the Race to Mars.
NASA Mission Control[]
NASA's Mission Control Center is part of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It is also well known by its radio callsign "Houston". It manages all flight control for NASA's human space missions. By 1992, it was renamed to "Mars Mission Control Center".[1]
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Helios Mission Control[]
Helios' Mission Control Center is located in the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas. It controls Helios' spaceship Phoenix on its Mars mission.[2]
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Soviet Mission Control[]
The Soviet Union's equivalent is the "Tsentr Upravlyeniya Polyotom" (TsUP), in KorolyovW, close to Moscow. It was founded 1960.
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Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 3, Episode 1: "Polaris"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 3