Flight Director

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This rank of Flight Director is Mission-Specific and refers to the ranking officer in Mission Control during the mission. The Flight Director is in charge of all Mission Control activities and is the only member of Mission Control who is permitted to authorize the Habitat to perform certain activities such as Launch or EVA.

Mission Control Commander vs. Flight Director

The Mission Control Commander is the chief Flight Director, and all Flight Directors defer to the Mission Control Commander. However, the Mission Control Commander's responsibilities extend to the planning of all Mission Control Shifts, as well as the scheduling of all Habitat shifts, whereas a Flight Director is merely in charge of overseeing a particular Mission Control Shift.

Duties and Procedures

Main article: FLIGHT Procedures


Previous Flight Directors

Scheduled Flight Directors

Interim Flight Directors

An interim Flight Director serves whenever the acting Flight Director cannot. They are usually the Mission Specialist, or in the absence of a Mission Specialist they are the next most senior person in Mission Control. They can serve anywhere from 5 minutes to an entire shift. These have included:

See also