Launch Control Center

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NASA facility launch operations facility mission control center

The Launch Control Center is NASA’s primary command facility at Kennedy Space Center where engineers and controllers manage and oversee rocket launches.

Aliases (1)

Launch Control Center Building ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA facility → launch operations facility → mission control center →
adjacentTo	Vehicle Assembly Building →
associatedWithProgram	Apollo program → Artemis program → SLS launches → Saturn V launches → NASA Space Shuttle program → surface form: "Space Shuttle program"
controlsLaunchPad	KSC LC-39A → surface form: "Launch Complex 39A" Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B → surface form: "Launch Complex 39B"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
governingBody	Exploration Ground Systems Program → surface form: "NASA Exploration Ground Systems"
hasAlternativeName	Kennedy Space Center Launch Control Center → LCC →
hasComponent	communications systems → data processing systems → engineering support rooms → firing rooms → safety monitoring systems →
hasPrimaryFunction	coordinate launch operations → manage rocket launches → monitor launch vehicle systems → oversee launch countdowns →
locatedIn	Kennedy Space Center → Merritt Island → surface form: "Merritt Island, Florida"
monitors	ground support equipment → launch vehicle telemetry → weather conditions for launch →
operator	NASA →
overseesPhase	engine ignition → liftoff → terminal countdown →
partOf	Launch Complex 39 → surface form: "Kennedy Space Center launch complex"
relatedTo	Johnson Space Center → surface form: "Johnson Space Center Mission Control Center"
responsibleFor	coordination with mission control centers → coordination with range safety → go or no-go launch decisions → launch commit criteria verification →
staffedBy	flight directors → launch controllers → safety officers → systems engineers →
timePeriodOfUse	Apollo era → Space Shuttle era → post-Shuttle era →
usedFor	NASA human spaceflight launches → NASA uncrewed rocket launches →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kennedy Space Center → hasFacility → Launch Control Center →

Launch Operations Center → hasFacility → Launch Control Center →

Launch Control Center Firing Rooms → locatedInBuilding → Launch Control Center →

this entity surface form: "Launch Control Center Building"

Launch Control Center Firing Rooms → partOf → Launch Control Center →