{"id":19522,"date":"2018-11-03T14:39:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T19:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?page_id=19522"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:53:53","slug":"new-mission-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/exhibits-and-experiences\/nasa-tram-tour\/new-mission-control\/","title":{"rendered":"ISS Mission Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19522\" class=\"elementor elementor-19522\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9bde2c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9bde2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb798f5\" data-id=\"eb798f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192da43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"192da43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"57166\" class=\"elementor elementor-57166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-113c5937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"113c5937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db155c4\" data-id=\"4db155c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38af8d97\" data-id=\"38af8d97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa79d5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa79d5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b26af91\" data-id=\"b26af91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cfd9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3cfd9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See current-day Mission Control operations!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e60720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e60720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Available exclusively on our <a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/exhibits-and-experiences\/nasa-vip-tour\/\">VIP Tours<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9d8d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d9d8d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From here, U.S. flight controllers coordinate with astronauts from the many countries that participate in the International Space Station program.<\/p><p>This facility launched as part of a $250 million renovation project. 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