Inside mission control, each desk, or console, is labeled with a neon blue sign and its officers handle a subsystem on the spacecraft carrying the Artemis II crew. This station is the nucleus of the operation. It’s where the flight director makes real-time decisions for mission execution, and where troubleshooting occurs.

'Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! Thank you, Reid," Mission Control responded. For those who have read Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary or have seen the film adaptation from Phil Lord and Chris Miller starring Ryan Gosling, this quote was a reference to Rocky, the Eridian alien who helps Ryland Grace attempt to save things we won't spoil here.

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.

Houston mission control flipped their mission patches — a tradition marking Artemis II’s halfway point and journey home. 

This article originally published at Engineers at Houston Mission Control saved Artemis II from a toilet disaster.

An engineering model of CubeRover sits on a table as Astrobotic’s Mike Provenzano (right) discusses the partnership with Mission Control at an April 8 briefing with Mission Control’s Ewan Reid (left) and CSA President Lisa Campbell. Credit: Chuck ...

Just like the Apollo missions, Artemis II will be run from a mission control monitoring every instrument from here on Earth. How has it changed since the days of the space race? The rocket scientists get the acclaim, the astronauts the glory but – when ...

The 2013 Moanalua High School graduate works closely with astronauts, who collect observations and imagery that can be analyzed by teams on the ground.