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STS-112 Shuttle Mission Imagery

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JSC2002-E-41159 (7 October 2002) --- An overall view of the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) prior to liftoff of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. New to this mission is a perspective of the launch provided by a camera mounted on the External Tank. In this scene, the far left panel on the set of screens at the front of the control room features the pre-launch view from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) provided by that camera. John Shannon, seated at the Flight Director (FD) console, is ascent and entry FD for the mission.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 10/08/2002
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