Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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The Launch Control Center Firing Rooms are specialized control rooms at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where engineers and flight controllers manage and oversee rocket launch operations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firing Room 1 | 2 |
| Firing Room 2 | 1 |
| Firing Room 3 | 1 |
| Firing Room 4 | 1 |
| Launch Control Center Firing Rooms canonical | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch control facility
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mission control room complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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surface form:
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Complex 39B
Launch pads 39A and 39B ⓘ
surface form:
Launch pads at Kennedy Space Center
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
Artemis I launch operations
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SLS ground launch operations ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom |
Mission Control Centre
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surface form:
Mission Control Center handles in‑flight operations
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| equipment |
data processing systems
ⓘ
large status displays ⓘ launch control consoles ⓘ voice communication systems ⓘ |
| function |
command and control of countdown
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coordination of launch commit decision ⓘ management of launch operations ⓘ monitoring of launch vehicle systems ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Firing Room 1
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Firing Room 2
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Firing Room 3
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Firing Room 4
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| historicalUse |
Apollo lunar mission launches
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Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project launch
Skylab launches ⓘ all Space Shuttle program launches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kennedy Space Center
ⓘ
Merritt Island ⓘ
surface form:
Merritt Island, Florida
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| locatedInBuilding |
Launch Control Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Control Center Building
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| monitors |
electrical power systems
ⓘ
environmental control systems ⓘ guidance and navigation systems ⓘ propulsion systems ⓘ range safety status ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| ownedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Launch Control Center ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Johnson Space Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Mission Control Center in Houston
|
| safetyRole |
ability to send launch abort commands
ⓘ
verification of launch commit criteria ⓘ |
| staffedBy |
NASA flight controllers
ⓘ
launch directors ⓘ public affairs officers ⓘ safety officers ⓘ systems engineers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | operational since Apollo era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Apollo program launches
ⓘ
Artemis launch vehicles ⓘ
surface form:
Artemis program launches
Exploration Ground Systems operations ⓘ SLS (Space Launch System) launches ⓘ Saturn IB launches ⓘ Saturn V launches ⓘ Space Shuttle launches ⓘ Space Shuttle stack launches ⓘ crewed spaceflight launches ⓘ uncrewed rocket launches ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Firing Room 1
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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this entity surface form:
Firing Room 2
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Firing Room 3
Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
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Firing Room 4
this entity surface form:
Firing Room 1