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The Original Mission Control Center

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As initially configured, the floor plan of the Mercury Control Center essentially matched Kraft’s 1959 concept of operations as shown in Figure 3.1. After a few simulations and experience with Mercury Redstone 1 in November 1960, some changes were made.

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von Ehrenfried, M.“. (2018). The Original Mission Control Center. In: Apollo Mission Control. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76684-3_3

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