Space Station Live: 50 Years of Mission Control Houston

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA Commentator Pat Ryan talks with Norm Knight, the chief of the Flight Director Office at JSC, about the establishment the mission control center concept and the development of the center through the history of America’s human spaceflight program.
Watch Space Station Live, weekdays at 11am eastern.
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[@dankswtf]

funny to see people smoking in those old shots, was that around the equipment?

[@mr.nickolasmonkeycageson5337]

Wow!Dear NASA Johnson and the friendly staff Mission Space Control,Houston congratulations to this remarkable & landmark date-50 years.Further progress in the work and all of the best.
I am,too,was born in 1968.Also that will celebrate together.

[@rickoliver52]

I couldn't believe the feelings that looking at the wb57 flight excited me, I thought that these planes were retired long ago. I was a crew chief on them from 1970 to 1971.

[@allgood6760]

Wow!.. thanks from down under 👍🇳🇿

[@PuffleFuzz]

me at 1:49 "Woaaaaah. That's Norm Knight? I feel old now. I remember sts-121 when he was the other FD, alongside Brian Stich*
Steve Stich's legit first name is Brian

[@geomodelrailroader]

Happy Birthday Houston 50 years of protecting our crews and preforming space exploration. #MCC50th

[@dr.teenaagrawal6522]

Nice video