Mission Control Center

A hub of human spaceflight activity for more than half a century, NASA’s Johnson Space Center is home to the country’s astronaut corps, the International Space Station mission operations, the Orion Program and all kinds of future space developments. The Johnson Space Center is pivotal role in enhancing scientific and technological knowledge to benefit all of humankind. Known best by its radio call sign, Houston, NASA’s Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., Mission Control Center (MCC-H) is the facility that manages flight control for America’s human space program, which currently involves astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Named for Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., a retired NASA engineer and manager instrumental in establishing the agency’s Mission Control operation, the MCC currently houses one operational control room where flight controllers coordinate and monitor the ISS. Operating around the clock, the room has many computer and data-processing resources to monitor, command and communicate with the station.

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