Comments on: A side-by-side comparison of the mission controls of NASA and SpaceX https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-mission-controls-of-nasa-and-spacex/ Mon, 28 May 2012 18:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Patrick Ritchie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-mission-controls-of-nasa-and-spacex/#comment-51548 Mon, 28 May 2012 18:36:03 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17399#comment-51548 In reply to tps.

I know LASP has it’s own MOC, so I suspect others do as well. It’s not always manned but the computers are always running.

http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/mission-ops-data/

]]> By: tps https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-mission-controls-of-nasa-and-spacex/#comment-51546 Mon, 28 May 2012 17:58:47 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17399#comment-51546 In reply to Patrick Ritchie.

I wonder how JPL runs all of their missions. I know they have a control room but don’t they farm out the day to day stuff to other universities or project offices?

]]> By: Patrick Ritchie https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-mission-controls-of-nasa-and-spacex/#comment-51541 Mon, 28 May 2012 17:17:38 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17399#comment-51541 Short answer: You probably only need one.

Long answer: I suspect until space travel matures, each company / organization is going to need some going of mission control center to manage the flights of its vehicles. At some point in the future I can foresee a system similar to air traffic control being where control of spacecraft could become centralized in some way, removing the need for each individual company to build their own control centers.

Also, given this was a test flight there were many more SpaceX engineers on duty than normal.

]]> By: tps https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-side-by-side-comparison-of-the-mission-controls-of-nasa-and-spacex/#comment-51489 Mon, 28 May 2012 03:27:44 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=17399#comment-51489 One was for the station and the other for Dragon. They did the same for shuttles and for when the Euro ATV’s. I assume its because they are two seperate spacecraft until they are joined.

Just curious as to what truth was revealed? Houston control for ISS has been there for many years and has to be operational 24/7. All the binders are probably the mission rules in case all the computer fail and they need hard copy. For SpaceX I’m betting it looks bare because the flight will only last days so they don’t need anything fancy at the moment. Some better views are at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/7270451890/

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