This chart appeared on the front of the Indianapolis Star on July 8, 2011, when the Space Shuttle Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission (STS-135). The critical lessons from all aspects of previous plan, train, and fly phases of Space Shuttle flight missions are not only documented in this paper, but are also discussed regarding how they pertain to changes in process and consideration for future space flight planning. Charting every mission in the space shuttle era. These lessons were vital in shaping the effectiveness of safe and successful mission planning and have been applied to current mission planning work in addition to being incorporated into future space flight planning. Methodologies to communicate and transmit messages, images, and files from the Mission Control Center to the Orbiter evolved over several years. Along with these important aspects, the evolution of technology and continual improvement of data transfer tools between the Space Shuttle and ground team has also defined specific lessons used in improving the control team s effectiveness. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. These facets will be explored and related to current and future operations with the International Space Station and future vehicles. Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASAs Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. A leak in one of the spacecraft's solid rocket boosters ignites the main liquid fuel tank as billions around the world watch. Additionally, the relationships and procedural hurdles experienced through international collaboration have molded operations. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch, killing its crew of seven. Specific examples of how roles and responsibilities of console positions that develop the crew and vehicle attitude timelines have been analyzed and will be discussed. As the Space Shuttle Program came to a close, lessons learned were collected from each phase of the successful execution of these Space Shuttle missions. NASA Flight Planning Branch Space Shuttle Lessons Learned Planning products and procedures that allowed the mission Flight Control Teams and the Astronaut crews to plan, train and fly every Space Shuttle mission were developed by the Flight Planning Branch at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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