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The flight director acts as the ranking officer in [[Mission Control]] during the mission. While the [[Mission Commander]] is present for a large part of the mission (between 60-75%) and is considered the ultimate authority in [[Mission Control]] command, he/she will slot members into this position while making the [[Mission Control Schedule]]. A flight director is assigned for every shift, although sometimes may double in other roles if understaffed. All Mission Controllers report to the Flight Director even when the [[Mission Commander]] is present, but the Mission Commander retains the power to overide the Flight Director at any time.
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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]].
  
==See also==
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==Mission Control Commander vs. Flight Director==
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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.
  
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==Duties and Procedures==
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{{Main|FLIGHT Procedures}}
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==Junior Flight Director==
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For [[Mission]] [[Dragan]] a the position "Junior Flight Director" was added to fill a few extra shifts. These were similar to interim Flight Directors as they were mostly to fill spaces in the schedules, but were planned. The Junior Flight Directors for that mission ([[Zola Magwood]] and [[Jane MacLeod]]) each took one night shift.
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==Interim Flight Director==
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Interim Flight Directors are Mission Control staff who assume command of MC in the absence of a scheduled Flight Director. They can be surprisingly effective at commanding MC and will often become full Flight Directors in subsequent years.
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==See Also==
 
* [[List of Leadership Positions]]
 
* [[List of Leadership Positions]]
[[Category: Mission Control]]
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[[Category:Mission Control]]
 
[[Category:Mission Control Positions]]
 
[[Category:Mission Control Positions]]
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[[Category:Mission-Specific]]

Latest revision as of 20:56, 8 March 2011

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


Junior Flight Director

For Mission Dragan a the position "Junior Flight Director" was added to fill a few extra shifts. These were similar to interim Flight Directors as they were mostly to fill spaces in the schedules, but were planned. The Junior Flight Directors for that mission (Zola Magwood and Jane MacLeod) each took one night shift.

Interim Flight Director

Interim Flight Directors are Mission Control staff who assume command of MC in the absence of a scheduled Flight Director. They can be surprisingly effective at commanding MC and will often become full Flight Directors in subsequent years.

See Also