MOCR .281965-1998.29 Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center



mocr 2 during gemini 5 in 1965


after move cape mcc houston mcc in 1965, new mocrs, larger , more sophisticated single cape mcc, consisted of 4 rows, first row, later known trench (a term coined apollo-era retro controller john llewellyn, which, according flight director eugene kranz, reminded him of firing range during years usaf officer). occupied booster, retro, fido, , guido controllers. during gemini, booster position handled both engineer martin marietta , astronaut, while missions apollo 7 used engineers marshall space flight center. second row, after project gemini, consisted of surgeon, eecom, , capcom. eecom, replaced environmental controller , of systems controller s functions, monitored spacecraft s electrical , environmental systems. capcoms during mercury, capcoms in houston mcc astronauts.



mocr 2 during apollo 13 crisis


on other side of aisle of second row controllers monitored specific parts of gemini, apollo, skylab, astp , space shuttle missions. during gemini program, 2 agena controllers monitored agena upper stage used docking target gemini 8 through gemini 12. apollo lunar flights, telmu , control controllers monitored lunar module. during skylab, egil (pronounced eagle ) monitored skylab s solar panels, while experiments controller monitored experiments , telescopes in apollo telescope mount. payload , experiments controllers monitored space shuttle operations. controller, inco, monitored spacecraft s communications , instrumentation.


the third row consisted of pao, procedures, , fao (flight activities officer), coordinated flight schedule. afd (assistant flight director) , flight director located on third row.


the fourth row, old cape mcc s third row, reserved nasa management, including director of johnson space center, director of flight operations, director of flight crew operations (chief astronaut), , department of defense officer.


in july 2010, air ground voice recordings , film footage shot in mission control during apollo 11 powered descent , landing re-synchronized , released first time.








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