31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control Room
A 31-hour journey inside the SpaceX Mission control room provides a detailed overview of the rocket launch process.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-5 mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, on October 5, 2022, at 08:00 local time, 2,500 miles away from SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, where engineers monitored the rocket launch.
David W. Brown, author of the book "The Mission and a reporter at the launch, witnessed the process of launching and landing three rockets in less than two days this month. This rocket launch is part of the company's efforts to make space flights routine.
The launch mission was controlled by state-of-the-art communications channels and reported across the country from NASA's launch site in Florida, and engineers there talked to engineers here in SpaceX's mission control room.
"Load Stage 1 load complete," said the controller in SpaceX's mission control room and was heard by people wearing headsets on 24 different consoles. That's T-minus 2 minutes and was calculated before takeoff on Wednesday this month. The rocket is fueled by liquid oxygen propellant. Mission operators are ready to send four astronauts to the International Space Station.
The company has been operating such missions with increasing frequency. As of 2022, SpaceX has launched Falcon 9 rockets 60 times and sometimes multiple rockets on the same day or on consecutive days.
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A launch like this is one of the best achievements of Uncle Sam's country, which has changed the industry and made SpaceX a central player in American space flight.
Now, the company is trying something it's never done before launching three missions simultaneously in less than 31 hours.
SpaceX and its 10,000 employees are justifiably proud after successfully delivering what looks like they are now the sole rulers of the universe amidst the chaos that has rocked several of Elon Musk's other ventures.
SpaceX's goal is not to make a profit but rather to realize Elon's dream of going to Mars, as reviewed by Mr Lionnet, one of the journalists present in the SpaceX control room.
Behind a veil of fog at the launch site stands a rocket that has flown 13 times and that is about to be launched again for its final mission. More than half of all SpaceX launches in 2022 will carry Starlink satellites.
By flying its own cargo 30 times a year on reused rockets, the company's engineers can optimize the satellite-carrying rocket vehicle for launch.
