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Ground Team and Capsule
A wide control room holds several consoles facing a large wall screen. Through a side window, two astronauts sit inside a small capsule while the ground team watches and speaks with them.
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In the picture
- Wall screen: a curved orbit line and a small spacecraft marker.
- Headset on a seated controller: a microphone and earpiece for voice contact.
- Keyboard on a console: keys where a controller enters commands and checks data.
- Side window: a small capsule with two astronauts in white suits.
Examples
- An air traffic control tower guiding planes from the ground.
- A hospital emergency team coordinating by radio during an ambulance call.
Key takeaways
- Large missions split work among many specialized roles.
- Clear communication links ground teams to people in a spacecraft.
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