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{{About|the Launch Control Center at Kennedy Space Center|underground facilities used to launch ICBMs|Missile launch control center |
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The '''Launch Control Center''' ('''LCC''') is a four-story building at [[NASA]]'s [[Kennedy Space Center]] on [[Merritt Island, Florida]], used to manage launches of launch vehicles from [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39]]. Attached to the southeast corner of the [[Vehicle Assembly Building]], the LCC contains offices; telemetry, tracking, and instrumentation equipment; and firing rooms. |
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LCC has conducted [[rocket launch|launch]]es since the unmanned [[Apollo 4]] (Apollo-Saturn 501) launch on November 9, 1967. LCC's first launch with a human crew was [[Apollo 8]] on December 21, 1968. NASA's [[Space Shuttle program]] also used LCC. NASA has renovated the center for [[Space Launch System]] (SLS) missions, which |
LCC has conducted [[rocket launch|launch]]es since the unmanned [[Apollo 4]] (Apollo-Saturn 501) launch on November 9, 1967. LCC's first launch with a human crew was [[Apollo 8]] on December 21, 1968. NASA's [[Space Shuttle program]] also used LCC. NASA has renovated the center for the upcoming [[Space Launch System]] (SLS) missions, which are scheduled to begin in 2022 with [[Artemis 1]]. |
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==Control rooms== |
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[[Image:KSCFiringroom1.jpg|300px|right|thumb| |
[[Image:KSCFiringroom1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Control Room 1 configured for [[space shuttle]] launches]] |
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[[Image:Firing Room -2 During Apollo 12 CDDT - GPN-2000-000632.jpg|300px|right|thumb| |
[[Image:Firing Room -2 During Apollo 12 CDDT - GPN-2000-000632.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Control Room 2 as it appeared in the Apollo era]] |
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[[Image:S-IB Networks panel.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A Saturn I-B control panel from an Apollo-era Firing Room]] |
[[Image:S-IB Networks panel.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A Saturn I-B control panel from an Apollo-era Firing Room]] |
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Launch operations are supervised and controlled from several control rooms known as firing |
Launch operations are supervised and controlled from several control rooms (also known asa firing room). The controllers are in control of pre-launch checks, the booster and spacecraft. Once the rocket has cleared the launch tower (usually within the first 10–15 seconds), is when control is switched over to the [[Mission Control Center]] at the [[Johnson Space Center]]. |
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Extensive renovation of |
Extensive renovation of Control Room 4 was finished in 2006.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} |
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Firing |
Firing room 4 is currently{{When|date=April 2021}} leased by [[SpaceX]] and serves as their primary launch control centre.<ref>{{cite press release |date= May 30, 2020 |title= NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon |url= https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-astronauts-launch-from-america-in-historic-test-flight-of-spacex-crew-dragon |
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|publisher= NASA |access-date= June 1, 2020}}</ref> |
|publisher= NASA |access-date= June 1, 2020}}</ref> |
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===Launch Director (LD)=== |
===Launch Director (LD)=== |
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The Launch Director is the head of the launch team, and is responsible for making the final "go" or "no go" decision for launch after polling the relevant team members. There have been eight different Space Shuttle launch directors between 1981 and 2011.<ref> |
The Launch Director is the head of the launch team, and is responsible for making the final "go" or "no go" decision for launch after polling the relevant team members. There have been eight different Space Shuttle launch directors between 1981 and 2011.<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/space-shuttle-launch-directors.pdf {{Bare URL PDF |date=January 2022}}</ref> |
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===Flow Director (FD)=== |
===Flow Director (FD)=== |
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===Launch Processing System Coordinator (LPS)=== |
===Launch Processing System Coordinator (LPS)=== |
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The LPS Coordinator monitors and oversees the LPS System; specifically, the desired launch rate, Space Shuttle ''stacking'' (assembly), and all safety requirements. This is made possible by the |
The LPS Coordinator monitors and oversees the LPS System; specifically, the desired launch rate, Space Shuttle ''stacking'' (assembly), and all safety requirements. This is made possible by the Launch Processing System, or LPS — a highly automated, computer-controlled system that oversees the entire checkout and launch process.<ref>[http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/lps.html NASA: ''KSC Launch Control Center'']</ref> |
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===Support Test Manager (STM)=== |
===Support Test Manager (STM)=== |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:NASA Launch Control Center renovated control room.jpg|Interior of the recently renovated |
File:NASA Launch Control Center renovated control room.jpg|Interior of the recently renovated control room 2 in 2018. |
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*[[Launch status check]] |
*[[Launch status check]] |
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*[[Mission control center]] |
*[[Mission control center]] |
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*[[Spacecraft naming]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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