We Control the Space Station

摘要

The job: A ttitude D eterm ination and C ontrol Officer. The International Space Station is a spacecraft, w hich is ordinarily controlled by onboard software. During dynamic events, however, such as spacecraft rendezvous and crewed dockings and undockings, it must be controlled by operators in Mission Control. It is constantly crewed, w ith three to six in residence at any given time. People m ay not realize, says Cooper, what dockings w ith supply ships or crew ships require.