Exploring the Martian Moons by Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried

Author:Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

After nine months of remodeling that included changes to existing hardware, the ISS flight control team moved in on October 6, 2006. FCR-1 is staffed around the clock and will continue to be so throughout the life of the station, which is presently authorized to 2024 and may well be extended. The relocation was coordinated by Lead Station Flight Director John McCullough. A team from across JSC were able to make the renovations and test the systems on a tight schedule without interrupting critical ISS operations.

Another major upgrade began called MCC-21 to bring the control center into the 21st century. This included a transition from a mainframe architecture to a serve-and-client architecture to a virtualized architecture. The new FCR-1 had 22 consoles and more space for safety and comfort. Its existing consoles and individual monitors were updated. Where the old room presented two screens on the front wall, the new facility has five large screens to display information for the entire team and various high definition television cameras. Each console has multiple computer screens to display whatever each flight controller must be able to see in order to perform their duties and to remain up to date on the status of the mission. Monitors were added gradually over time and now one can see over 75 computer screens in the control center.

Fig. 7.2The ISS FCR-1 in 2014. Compare this photo to the Space Shuttle control room above. (Photo courtesy of NASA/JSC)

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