STS029-S-041 (13 March 1989) --- Flight Directors (FD) Lee Brisco (left) and Ronad D. Dittmore monitor prelaunch activity on monitors at their consoles in the flight control room of the Johnson Space Center's mission control center. FD Gary Coen is in the back ground.

STS-29 Flight Directors Briscoe and Dittemore at JSC MCC consoles

Day-5 Mission Control Room activities, STS-3 Mission of: Alan Briscoe, at the Instrumentation and Communications Officer (INCO) Console; Astronaut Richard Truly and Briscoe; Astronaut Judy Resnik, Flight Director (FD) Jay Greene, and On-Duty FD Harold Draughon. 1. Flight Directors - STS 3 2. Astronaut Judy Resnik 3. Alan Briscoe 4. Jay Greene 5. Harold Draughon

Inflight - Mission Control Center

JSC2000-E-29413 (November 2000) --- Flight directors (FD) for the STS-97 mission pose for a pre-flight group portrait with the mission's insignia. Front row: Lead FD Bill Reeves (left), and Jeff Hanley. Back row, from the left: John Curry, Wayne Hale, LeRoy Cain, Paul Hill and Kelly Beck.

STS-97 Flight Director Team Photo

Inflight - Mission Control Center

View of Mission Specialist 1 (MS1) Leland Melvin posing for a photo on the shuttle Atlantis Flight Deck (FD). Drink and food packets float around him. Photo taken during the STS-129 return flight home.

View of MS Melvin posing for a photo on the Flight Deck

Artemis I FD Rick LaBrode

(jsc2022e089777) (Nov.25, 2022) During flight day 10 of the of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, Lead Flight Director Rick LaBrode has a thumbs up as he monitors the progress of the Distant Retrograde Orbit Insertion (DRI) burn. The Distant Retrograde Orbit Insertion (DRI) burn, inserted Orion into a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) where at it's furthest distance Orion will be nearly 270,000 miles from Earth.

Artemis I CD-FD-OPF

(jsc2022e089094_alt) (Nov. 21, 2022) During day 6 of the 25.5 day mission, Vanessa Wyche, Johnson Space Center, Center Director and Flight Director Rick LaBrode, inside the Artemis Mission Control Room or the White Flight Control Room at the Johnson Space Center during the Outbound Powered Flyby (OPF) burn. The Outbound Powered Flyby burn, targeted the DRI burn and was performed as Orion flew by the Moon around 62 mi (100 km)

s83-46015 Views of the Mission Control Center activity of Eidophor with STS-9 Landing Data; PAO Console ith Steve Nesbitt and Harold S. Stall; FD Console with Charles Lewis and Ralph Hoodless, Lewis and M.P. "Pete" Frank; and the hanging of the STS-9 Plaque

STS-9 MOCR - Frank, M.P. "Pete"

Photos taken in MCC during the launch of STS-95

art001e001939 (Dec. 2, 2022) A camera mounted on one of Orion’s four solar arrays captured this image of the Moon on flight day 17 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission from a distance of more than 222,000 miles. Orion has exited the distant lunar orbit and is heading for a Dec. 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

Artemis I FD 17 Orion and a Crescent Moon

S92-36606 (20 May 1992) --- STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Planning Team with Flight Director (FD) James M. Heflin, Jr. (front right next to ship model) poses in Johnson Space Center?s (JSC) Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30 Flight Control Room (FCR). The group stands in front of visual displays projecting STS-49 data and ground track map.

STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, Planning Team in MCC Bldg 30 FCR

JSC2000-01065 (31 January 2000) --- Flight Director John Shannon, with his back to the FD console, waits patiently for the "go" or "no go" decision from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). This attempt of the STS-99 Endeavour launch was eventually scrubbed, and managers quickly huddled to decide options for the next opportunity.

STS-99 launch activities in the MCC during the first try

Flight directors at JSC MCC Bldg 30 monitor STS-30 prelaunch activities

Only moments away from ignition, Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, and its five member crew are the subjects of concern drawing serious countenance in this scene in the Flight Control Room (FCR) of JSC's Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30. Ascent Flight Director Alan L. Briscoe, monitors the Kennedy Space Center pre-launch activity from the flight director (FD) console, along with Ronald D. Dittemore (center) and N. Wayne Hale, Jr.

STS-5 Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) - Cox, John T. Dr. - JSC

Views of MOCR activity during the STS-5 Mission (11/11-16/1982) of Dr. Hans Mark, NASA Deputy Administrator; Gerald Griffin; portrait of the STS-5 Flight Directors, Flight Director (FD) Cox and Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, Associate Administrator for Space Flight, in the MOCR during the STS-5 Mission. 1. Abrahamson, J. T., Gen,.- STS-5 MOCR 2. Flight Directors - STS-5 MOCR 3. STS-5 - Inflight MOCR 4. Mark, Hans Dr. - STS-5 MOCR 5. Dir. Griffin, Gerald- STS-5 MOCR JSC, Houston, TX. S83-27153 thru S83-27158

STS-5 Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) - Cox, John T. Dr. - JSC

Views of MOCR activity during the STS-5 Mission (11/11-16/1982) of Dr. Hans Mark, NASA Deputy Administrator; Gerald Griffin; portrait of the STS-5 Flight Directors, Flight Director (FD) Cox and Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, Associate Administrator for Space Flight, in the MOCR during the STS-5 Mission. 1. Abrahamson, J. T., Gen,.- STS-5 MOCR 2. Flight Directors - STS-5 MOCR 3. STS-5 - Inflight MOCR 4. Mark, Hans Dr. - STS-5 MOCR 5. Dir. Griffin, Gerald- STS-5 MOCR JSC, Houston, TX. S83-27153 thru S83-27158

STS-5 Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) - Cox, John T. Dr. - JSC

Views of MOCR activity during the STS-5 Mission (11/11-16/1982) of Dr. Hans Mark, NASA Deputy Administrator; Gerald Griffin; portrait of the STS-5 Flight Directors, Flight Director (FD) Cox and Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson, Associate Administrator for Space Flight, in the MOCR during the STS-5 Mission. 1. Abrahamson, J. T., Gen,.- STS-5 MOCR 2. Flight Directors - STS-5 MOCR 3. STS-5 - Inflight MOCR 4. Mark, Hans Dr. - STS-5 MOCR 5. Dir. Griffin, Gerald- STS-5 MOCR JSC, Houston, TX. S83-27153 thru S83-27158

S122-E-009911 (18 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-122 mission specialist, poses for a photo near a window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly after undocking from the International Space Station, which is visible through the window.

Stability and Conrol Branch

FDCD Stability and Control Branch Photo. Names, rows front to back, people left to right: Ground level: 1. Margery Hanna 2. Debra L. Livingston 3. Carolyn Grantham 4. Nell Moore 5. Katherine G. Johnson 6. Hewitt Phillips Step 1: 1. John Shaughnessy 2. John Young 3. Bill Martz 4. Charles T. Woolley Step 2: 1. Al Hamer 2. Marion Wise (?) 3. Suresh Joshi Step 3: 1. Willard W. Anderson 2. Albert A. Schy 3. Daniel P. Giesy Step 4: 1. Hugh Bergeron 2. Claude Keckler 3. Nelson Groom 4. Ralph Will Names Given by Danial Pl. Giesy.

S130-E-005308 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts George Zamka, STS-130 commander; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Hire and Zamka on Aft FD

S128-E-009700 (8 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Patrick Forrester (left) and Tim Kopra, both STS-128 mission specialists, are pictured on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities.

Crew on Flight Deck (FD)

S130-E-005320 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts George Zamka (left background), STS-130 commander; Terry Virts (right), pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist, are pictured on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Zamka, Robinson and Virts on FD

S130-E-006357 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities. Astronaut George Zamka (partially out of frame), commander, is at right.

Hire and Zamka on Aft FD

S130-E-005233 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Hire and Patrick on Aft FD

S130-E-005232 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Hire and Patrick on Aft FD

Walheim and Tani on FD

S122-E-010920 (18 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim (right), STS-122 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser ranging device -- designed to measure the range between two spacecraft -- through one of the overhead windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis after undocking from the International Space Station. Astronaut Daniel Tani, mission specialist, uses a still camera to photograph the station in its new configuration.

S130-E-006315 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

Behnken on Aft FD

S119-E-008472 (25 March 2009) --- Astronaut John Phillips, STS-119 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 11 activities.

Phillips on Flight Deck (FD)

Walheim and Tani on FD

S122-E-010922 (18 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Rex Walheim (right), STS-122 mission specialist, uses a handheld laser ranging device -- designed to measure the range between two spacecraft -- through one of the overhead windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis after undocking from the International Space Station. Astronaut Daniel Tani, mission specialist, uses a still camera to photograph the station in its new configuration.

Crew poses on AFT FD

S131-E-011277 (18 April 2010) --- The STS-131 crew members pose for an in-flight portrait on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Discovery. Pictured on the front row are NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, commander; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (left) and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, both mission specialists. Pictured from the left (back row) are NASA astronauts James P. Dutton Jr., pilot; Clayton Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger and Rick Mastracchio, all mission specialists.

S119-E-006905 (21 March 2009) --- Astronaut Richard Arnold, STS-119 mission specialist, uses a communication system while referring to a procedures checklist on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

Arnold on Flight Deck (FD)

Archambault on Flight Deck (FD)

S119-E-006690 (20 March 2009) --- On the eve of his mission's second extravehicular activity, astronaut Lee Archambault finds himself temporarily back in the commander's seat aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. With more than five days in space under its belt, the STS-119 crew has shuffled back and forth between the shuttle and the International Space Station as the home improvement project on the orbital outpost continues, including the successful initial spacewalk on March 19. Two astronauts from the STS-119 crew will leave through the station's airlock on March 21 to perform the second of three scheduled spacewalks.

Crew poses on AFT FD

S131-E-011270 (18 April 2010) --- The STS-131 crew members pose for an in-flight portrait on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Discovery. Pictured on the front row are NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, commander; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (left) and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, both mission specialists. Pictured from the left (back row) are NASA astronauts James P. Dutton Jr., pilot; Clayton Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger and Rick Mastracchio, all mission specialists.

S130-E-005299 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Robinson on Aft FD

S119-E-006392 (17 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, smiles for a photo while monitoring data at the commander's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

Archambault on Flight Deck (FD)

S127-E-011058 (28 July 2009) --- Astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-127 pilot, smiles for the camera while in the hatch which connects the flight deck and middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day 14 activities.

Hurley in the aft FD

S119-E-005008 (15 March 2009) --- Astronaut Tony Antonelli, STS-119 pilot, attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, takes a moment for a photo while occupying the pilot's station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during postlaunch activities.

Antonelli on Discovery Flightdeck (FD)

S128-E-006514 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, occupies the commander’s station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD)

S119-E-005010 (15 March 2009) --- Astronaut Richard Arnold, STS-119 mission specialist, attired in his shuttle launch and entry suit, gives a “thumbs-up” signal on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during postlaunch activities.

Arnold on Discovery Flightdeck (FD)

S119-E-005027 (15 March 2009) --- Astronaut Joseph Acaba, STS-119 mission specialist, works the controls of Space Shuttle Discovery’s remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm on the aft flight deck during flight day one activities.

Acaba on Flight Deck (FD)

S128-E-009701 (8 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 12 activities.

Crew on Flight Deck (FD)

S128-E-006516 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, holds a rendezvous procedure manual while occupying the commander’s station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD)

S130-E-006545 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Terry Virts (left), STS-130 pilot; and Robert Behnken, mission specialist, are pictured on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

Verts and Behnken on FD

ISS023-E-051112 (23 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-132 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 23 flight engineer, are pictured on the forward flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis while docked with the International Space Station.

Ham and Noguchi on Atlantis FD

S126-E-011966 (26 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Eric Boe, STS-126 pilot, looks over a procedures manual on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, scheduled to undock from the International Space Station later in the week.

Boe on Aft FD

S119-E-006141 (16 March 2009) --- Astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, looks over checklists while occupying the commander’s station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

Archambault on Flight Deck (FD)

S130-E-005293 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

Patrick on Aft FD

S128-E-007498 (4 Sept. 2009) ---- Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, is pictured at the commander's station on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The shuttle is currently docked with the International Space Station while the STS-128 astronauts work with the Expedition 20 crewmembers aboard the orbital outpost.

Sturckow on Flight Deck (FD)

S128-E-006517 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Kevin Ford, STS-128 pilot, occupies the pilot’s station on the forward flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. A rendezvous procedure manual floats freely in the foreground.

Ford on Flight Deck (FD)

S130-E-010326 (18 Feb. 2010) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (left) and Maxim Suraev, both Expedition 22 flight engineers, pose for a photo on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

Kotov and Suraev on Endeavour FD

S130-E-006610 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

Robinson and Hire on Aft FD

S126-E-007491 (16 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (foreground), STS-126 mission specialist; and Eric Boe, pilot, refer to checklists as they work controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day three activities.

Kimbrough and Boe on aft FD

S127-E-011057 (28 July 2009) --- Astronauts Tom Marshburn (left), STS-127 mission specialist; and Doug Hurley, pilot, are pictured on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day 14 activities.

Marshburn and Hurley in the aft FD

S130-E-012466 (20 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, looks through an overhead window on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day 13 activities.

Robinson on Aft FD

S130-E-006536 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

Robinson on Aft FD

Flight Day 19: To the Moon

art001e002058 (Dec. 4, 2022) On flight day 19, Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this image of the full Moon as the spacecraft continued its approach toward the return powered flyby burn. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 19: To the Moon

art001e002057 (Dec. 4, 2022) On flight day 19, Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this image of the full Moon as the spacecraft continued its approach toward the return powered flyby burn. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 22: Farewell, Moon

art001e002198 (Dec. 7, 2022) The Moon continues to appear smaller from Orion’s perspective as seen in this image from the spacecraft’s optical navigation camera on flight day 22 of NASA’s Artemis I mission. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 18: The Moon Grows In Frame

art001e001983 (Dec. 3, 2022) The Moon is captured by Orion’s optical navigation camera on flight day 18 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 21: Looking Back at the Moon

art001e002355 (Dec. 6, 2022) On flight day 21 of NASA’s Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation camera looked back at the Moon as the spacecraft continued its journey home. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 20: Returning from the Moon

art001e002194 (Dec. 5, 2022) On flight day 20 of NASA’s Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation camera looked back at the Moon as the spacecraft began its journey home. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 23: The Moon in the Distance

art001e002461 (Dec. 8, 2022) Orion looks back at the Moon on flight day 23 of the Artemis I mission, at the time over 180,000 miles away. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

Flight Day 21: Looking Back at the Moon

art001e002196 (Dec. 6, 2022) On flight day 21 of NASA’s Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation camera looked back at the Moon as the spacecraft continued its journey home. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.

art001e002199 (Dec. 7, 2022) The engines on Orion’s service module are prominently featured in this image from flight day 22 of the Artemis I mission. The largest is the orbital maneuvering system engine, surrounded by eight smaller auxiliary thrusters.

Flight Day 22: Thrusters

Flight Day 24: A Sliver of Earth

art001e002518 (Dec. 9, 2022) On flight day 24 of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s optical navigation camera captured this black-and-white photo of Earth as a sliver. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.