NASA Flight Directors

Tough and Competent

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Butch and Suni, welcome to the city in the sky! Amazing job by all the teams involved, and 🤜🤛 to the ISS Flight Director Vincent LaCourt for his incredible leadership. @NASA @NASA_Johnson @BoeingSpace

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: Watch as a crewed @BoeingSpace #Starliner spacecraft docks to the @Space_Station for the first time. Docking is targeted for 12:15pm ET (1615 UTC), followed by welcoming remarks from @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. https://t.co/pe60X0VKjA

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Go Starliner! Go Atlas! See you soon at the @Space_Station #Starliner

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE: We're launching a new ride to the @Space_Station! @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are scheduled to lift off on @BoeingSpace's #Starliner Crew Flight Test, riding aboard a @ULALaunch Atlas V rocket, at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC). https://t.co/4fm8GEfZNs

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Congratulations to the new class of astronauts 🎉! The @Space_Station , Moon, and Mars are calling. Let’s keep exploring together!

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

Today they are astronauts!

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

You can listen to flight director Diane Dailey and Chloe Mehring share their experiences working @NASA_Johnson Mission Control. During this interview, they reminded us to put everything into our dreams while keeping in mind that it’s more about trying and less about never failing. 💫

[NASA @NASA]

Do you really say “Houston” when responding to each other?

@NASAFltDirector Diane Dailey and Chloe Mehring answer your questions in today’s @Tumblr Answer Time! Find out what goes into overseeing operations of the @Space_Station and @NASAArtemis missions: https://t.co/EsW83kLfMS

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Here @NASA we continue to do amazing science and space exploration for the benefit of humanity. Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the @Space_Station, so join us at 11:25 a.m. CST https://t.co/iICs5oavQ3 to listen to our crew onboard @Space_Station, NASA Associate Administrator @Astro_CabanaBob and ISS program manager Joel Montalbano.

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

It was 25 years ago today when the station's first two modules were connected. Watch the Exp 70 crew and @NASA managers commemorate the anniversary at 12:25pm ET today live on NASA TV. https://t.co/79XhUMMEmw

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Today’s the day! @NASA_Johnson is open to the public for a special open house. Among many other excellent sights, you can visit the historic Mission Control Center where the Apollo missions to the Moon were conducted and the full International Space Station mock-up where we train @NASA_Astronauts and mission controllers on @Space_Station

[Vanessa Wyche @v_wyche]

Join us at @NASA_Johnson tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 14, for our Open House!

We’ll open the gates to the public celebrating @NASA’s 65th anniversary, the @Space_Station’s 25th anniversary and the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon.

We’ll have activities for all ages with behind-the-scenes experiences and opportunities to learn about the exciting work we are doing to return humans to the Moon and prepare for Mars. Additionally, we’ll view the annular solar eclipse together at 11:58 a.m. Solar eclipse glasses on us!

Visit the JSC Open House website for more details: https://t.co/sQB9oKiY2L

See you tomorrow!

#GiantLeapsStartHere

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Happy birthday Gene! 🎊

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

We are putting on our finest vest to celebrate the 90th birthday of legendary flight director, Gene Kranz 🎂

Starting @NASA in 1960 with Project Mercury and continuing through the shuttle era, Kranz is best known for his leadership in Mission Control during the Apollo 13 mission. The determination and can-do spirit displayed by Kranz still inspires teams of @NASAFltDirector today.

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

@NASA_es @bluebeetle @NASA_Astronauts @NASA @Space_Station @angelmanuelsoto @NASA_Johnson That’s us! With Marcos Flores and Diana Trujillo at the console, Houston no tiene problemas.

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

We are excited to announce that Emily Nelson, callsign Peridot Flight, has been named the new Chief Flight Director for @NASA! Congratulation, Emily, and thank you for your leadership!

Emily was born in Okinawa, Japan 🇯🇵; raised in Austin, TX; and earned her bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from UTAustin🤘 She came to @NASA_Johnson right after college, working as a flight controller for the @Space_Station before becoming a Flight Director.

Emily exemplifies the values of our Flight Director Office. She is a a great leader who balances her own impressive leadership and technical expertise with a firm trust in the excellency of our team and our international partners. She invests in her team and works to make each member of our @NASA family better!

Congratulations again, Emily!

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

Houston, we have a Chief Flight Director.

@NASA has named Emily Nelson its chief flight director, leading the group that directs human spaceflight missions from the Mission Control Center here at Johnson.

More: https://t.co/MQeaeJrbGX

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Let’s continue to reach distant cosmic shores with our Artemis II crew!
· Commander: Reid Wiseman
· Pilot: Victor J. Glover
· Mission Specialist: Christina Koch
· Mission Specialist: Jeremy Hansen

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

To the Artemis generation, you are the future of science & exploration and we cannot wait to see you walking on the Moon and Mars.

[NASA @NASA]

LIVE NOW: Who’ll fly around the Moon aboard the #Artemis II mission? You’re about to find out.

These astronauts will take the next giant leap — paving the way for future lunar landings and human exploration of Mars. https://t.co/vQ5FRsTQHl

[NASA @NASA]

On April 3, you will meet the team of astronauts flying to the Moon on the #Artemis II mission.

These explorers will pave the way for future lunar landings and our next giant leap — human exploration of Mars. https://t.co/PRlRVEsJVz

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Splashdown! The vehicle appears to be in great shape and is waiting to be picked up after an incredible trip of 1.4 million miles. Incredible job from this incredible team #Artemis I @NASA

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Orion is now moving at ~25,000 mph, and is entering into one of the two communication blackout periods that last ~4 minutes each.

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Successful service module separation! Orion is now flying on its own, and is 18 min away from Earth entry point! Thank you, European Service Module! #Artemis I

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

3 main parachutes deployed with 90sec to splashdown!

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Successful service module separation! Orion is now flying on its own, and is 18 min away from Earth entry point! Thank you, European Service Module! #Artemis I

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

The Orion spacecraft is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean less than one hour from now, bringing the #Artemis I mission to a close. Every moment of this mission has been full of excitement and opportunities to learn. Tune in to catch the moment when Orion comes home!

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[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

The Orion spacecraft is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean less than one hour from now, bringing the #Artemis I mission to a close. Every moment of this mission has been full of excitement and opportunities to learn. Tune in to catch the moment when Orion comes home!

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[NASA @NASA]

LIVE NOW: After 25.5 days in space and a 1.4-million-mile journey around the Moon, the @NASA_Orion spacecraft is coming home.

The #Artemis I mission is expected to splash down off the coast of California at 12:39pm ET (17:39 UTC). https://t.co/QpAThHjBQZ

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Hey there! Remember me? It’s Commander Moonikin Campos, and I’m taking over this account again… but this time, from the Moon!

As I write these Tweets, my crew and I are flying aboard the @NASA_Orion spacecraft in a distant retrograde orbit! https://t.co/4CVinXII0m

[NASA Flight Directors @NASAFltDirector]

Come and listen to the newest class of flight directors talk about their journey to how they got here, what they are looking forward to do, and how their experiences will help them contribute to humanity’s return to the Moon!

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

Inside Mission Control, @NASAFltDirector are calling the shots, and overseeing all operations happening from launch to landing— It is no small task. Get to know four of NASA’s newest Flight Directors on this week’s, “Houston We Have a Podcast.” https://t.co/HHMqNZptQB