July 2014
Why become a cosmonaut? To preserve knowledge
... flight, one of the key skill and knowledge transfers for a cosmonaut is to work in Mission Control, becoming a so-called ‘CapCom’ (console operator in the Mission Control centre who is allowed to communicate directly with the crew on board the...
June 2018
Striding through space
... he has just emerged. He had been Capsule Communicator (CapCom) in Mission Control for Apollo 10 and on Apollo 11..., and he managed to grab it off the aft end of the Shuttle. CapCom commented: “At least it won’t be re-entering in a few days,” to which...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
..., with CSA astronaut Steve MacLean serving as the Shuttle’s CAPCOM in the Shuttle Control Room. On the ISS side, ...up Wearing a Canadian Olympic hockey sweater, MacLean stood at his CAPCOM console for this very Canadian moment! Hearing the music on the...
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
... asking Houston: “Give us a reading on the 1202 programme alarm”. After a 15 second wait he was reassured by mission control’s CAPCOM Charlie Duke, who had received a “go” from Guidance Officer Steve Bales, who himself had checked with...
