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Apple QuickTime movie  |  1993-05-26  |  10.0 MB  |  160x120  |  10fps  |  1 minute, 35 seconds
Transcription: Mission Control commands flight operations from the time the shuttle clears the launching facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida until completion of the mission when the orbiter lands. Flight controllers at Mission Control use information relayed from an extensive network of ground and space systems to monitor, direct, and track each aspect of the shuttle flight. Facilities in 11 countries around the world route a constant flow of communication and data to Mission Control via telephone, microwave, radio, deep-sea cabling, television and satellite systems. Mission control computers con ...