Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

episode 387, Mission Control, Eye of the Storm. I'm Leah Cheshire and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know

what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. We're continuing to dive into our

Mission Control Houston series, highlighting the home base of NASA's human spaceflight operations more. We are continuing to dive into our Mission Control Houston series,

highlighting the home base of NASA's human spaceflight operations, which monitors and controls

the International Space Station all day, every day for over 25 years. This is the last

episode in the series we've dedicated to exploring the roles within Mission Control and the International

Space Station Flight Control Room.

Today, we're breaking down two console positions that you've probably heard of,

flight director, Garrett Hane, and Capcom or capsule communicator, Amy Dill.

These positions are two of the most recognizable in mission control.

The flight director is responsible for leading teams of flight controllers, research and engineering

experts, and support personnel around the world, and making the real-time decisions critical to

keeping NASA astronauts safe in space. Capcom is the sole voice communicating with the crew,

taking inputs from all aforementioned consoles, backrooms, and other experts, and relaying updates,

instructions, and information to the astronauts., and relaying updates, instructions,

and information to the astronauts. We're tackling how these roles work, the expertise needed to

join the ranks, and the importance of teamwork in gathering all inputs. Flight, I'm taking over

your job just this once. Recorderers to flight speed. Capcom, go. Flight? Go. We are Go.

For Houston, we have a podcast.

Houston, we have a podcast. We have a podcast. New York. Good. All right. And here.

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