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This rank of '''Flight Director''' is [[Mission-Specific]] and refers to the ranking officer in [[Mission Control]] during the mission. While the [[Mission Commander]] is considered the ultimate authority in [[Mission Control]] command, being in charge of every aspect of the main mission, he/she will slot members into the position of Flight Director while making the [[Mission Control Schedule]]. A flight director is assigned for every shift, although sometimes may double in other roles if understaffed (this is generally inadviseable, as managing the stream of communication is liable to distract an overworked flight director from whatever program they are supposed to monitor). All Mission Controllers report to the Flight Director even when the [[Mission Commander]] is present, but except when aboard the habitat the Mission Commander retains the power to override 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]].
  
==Previous Flight Directors==
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==Mission Control Commander vs. Flight Director==
===Scheduled Flight Directors===
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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.
*[[Ben Paul]]
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*[[Matthew Farkas-Dyck]]
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*[[Samuel Baltz]]
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===Interrim Flight Directors===
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==Duties and Procedures==
An interrim 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:
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{{Main|FLIGHT Procedures}}
*[[Chris Hawthorne]]
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*[[Nick Goddard]]
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*[[Ian Martin]]
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==See also==
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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