How does Houston Control control the ISS when they have to close shop due to, say, a fierce, approaching hurricane?
Well, it’s happening right now. Eleven laptop computers in a nearby hotel are controlling the ISS, since NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston closed Thursday due to the approaching storm.
The storm has also caused the delay of the docking of a Russian module scheduled for Friday. Russian flight controllers will execute a maneuver to place the spacecraft into a safe orbit away from the station until docking, which is now planned for Wednesday, September 17. If Johnson is not restored to full capability for docking, one of the backup facilities may be used to command station systems.
Station Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the cargo ship, which is carrying more than 2 tons of supplies including a new shipment of food and fuel.
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