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From: wallagh@tjalk.cs.vu.nl (Wallagh Serge R)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Old fashioned control room
Keywords: controlroom  oldfasioned
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Date: 1 Apr 89 01:03:52 GMT
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I've an other question about the Space shuttle.
Last summer I visited (briefly) Houston Mission Control, and there
I was showed around in the mission-control room.
 
2 Things where very surprising:
a). It's much much smaller than you expect it to be (from TV).
 
b). The equipment looks very oldfashioned.
My question is: Why? The tourguide said: Because there no need for 
newer equipment.
I don't believe that. Personally I think it's to show to all the 
poeple that NASA has not enough money to even make a modern control-
room (and thus: give NASA more money).
Just for publicity.
 
What do you think about that?