Jul 15 1995
From The Space Library
A new mission control center at the Johnson Space Center began operating about 10 hours after the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. It replaces the 30-year-old mission control which began controlling manned space flights in Houston rather than at Cape Canaveral, Florida. A network of 200 computer work stations are replacing the lumbering and inflexible, but highly reliable mainframe computer. Launchings and landings, the most dangerous parts of space flight, will be monitored from the original Mission Control at least through the end of the year to he sure there are no glitches with the new center. (NY Times, Jul 15/95;W Post, Jul 16/95; Fla Today, Feb 12/95 & 15/95; Space News, Dec 11/95; H Chron, Jul 9/95; AP, Jul 15/95; Reuters, Jul 14/95; AV Wk, Jul 31/95)
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