Nasa mission control

Expedition 40 flight controllers are seen at work in this overall view of the space station flight control room (FCR-1) during docking of the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 to the International Space Station in Earth orbit.

On the 50th anniversary of NASA's Mission Control Center, we look back at where it all started.

Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) activities during the return trip of Apollo 11 on July 22, 1969.

The striking colourisations were carried out by Irish artist Matt Loughrey. Highlights include shots of Mission Control during the Apollo 11 mission and an image of astronaut Gordon Cooper (pictured).

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Apollo vet Sy Liebergot shows Ars how NASA got men safely to the Moon and back.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, which is coming up on July 20, NASA has restored and re-opened the original Apollo Mission Control

What's it really like to work in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center?

NASA's iconic space shuttle mission control has a bold new look. Here's how the Johnson Space Center upgrade will help future space missions.