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Diagram of NASA Mission Control

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  • A diagram of a room with a big screen labeled B at one side and several stations in front of it, each marked with a different number. The first row begins at the back of the room in the diagram, and the forth and final row is located closest to the screen. Behind the first row is a seating area labeled A.
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    A diagram of the makeup of Mission Control. Numbers and Letters correspond to the following:

    B: Display and projection area

    A: Glass fronted viewing room seating 74 authorized visitors

    Fourth row, "The Trench" 
    17: BOOSTER - Booster Systems Engineer 
    18: RETRO - Retrofire Officer 
    19: FDO - Flight Dynamics Officer 
    20: GUIDO - Guidance Officer

    Third row: 
    11: SURGEON - Life Systems Officer/Flight Surgeon 
    12: CAPCOM - Capsule Communicator 
    13: EECOM - Electrical, Environmental, and Communications 
    14: GNC - Guidance, Navigation, and Control 
    15: TELMU - Telemetry, Electrical, and EVA Mobility Unit (LM EECOM) 16: CONTROL - LM Guidance & Navigation 

    Second row: 
    6: INCO - Instrumentation and Communications Officer 
    7: O&P - Operations and Procedures 
    8: AFLIGHT - Assistant Flight Director 
    5: FLIGHT - Flight Director 
    9: FAO - Flight Activities Officer 
    10: NETWORK- Network Controller

    First row: 
    4: PAO - Public Affairs Office 
    1: DFO - Director of Flight Operations 
    2: HQ - NASA headquarters (Mission Operations Directorate) 3: DOD - Department of Defense A: Glass fronted viewing room seating 74 authorized visitors 

  • A diagram of a room with a big screen labeled B at one side and several stations in front of it, each marked with a different number. The first row begins at the back of the room in the diagram, and the forth and final row is located closest to the screen. Behind the first row is a seating area labeled A.

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
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