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Old Mission Control
This room, now a national historic landmark, was the control center for all the Apollo missions and some of the first shuttle flights. Once a state-of-the-art facility, it now stands empty and deserted.

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Old Mission Control
New Mission Control
International Space Station Mock-Up
Anechoic Chamber
Shuttle Flight Deck Simulator



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