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| JSC2002-E-47580 (23 November 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 Endeavour. Flight Directors
Wayne Hale (standing) and LeRoy Cain are visible at their consoles. At the
time this photo was taken the Space Shuttle Endeavour was about to launch
at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Endeavour launched at 6:50 p.m. (CST)
on November 23, 2002. Once the vehicle cleared the tower in Florida, the
Houston-based team of flight controllers took over the ground control of
the STS-113 mission. |
