Monday, September 12th, 2011
NASA’s Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) are continuing to expand their involvement in exploration training and simulation by working with the international Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) team on multi-hour missions – a precursor to deep space exploration missions, which will one day involve humans searching for signs of life on Mars.
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Tags: Mars, MOD, NEO, Orion, SLS
Published in Featured, Other, SLS/Orion
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
In an interview with NASASpaceflight.com, Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) Director Paul Hill spoke of his pride for the MOD community, whilst outlining his vision for the future as NASA prepares to transition into a new post-Shuttle era of Commercial opportunities and a return to manned exploration outside of Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
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Tags: Commercial, HLV, MOD, Shuttle
Published in Featured, Other, Shuttle, SLS/Orion
Friday, July 30th, 2010
The highly skilled and experienced NASA Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) are attempting to find their place in the post-Shuttle era, a future that continues to be uncertain due to the ongoing political battle. Focusing on their involvement in technology demonstrations and planning, the MOD produced an overview of how their “Plan, Train, Fly” approach could [...]
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Tags: MOD
Published in Featured, SLS/Orion
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) Director Paul Hill has attempted to rally his troops, following the announcement of six hundred job losses – whilst noting his belief there will at least be a “follow on program” in the human space flight future, post-shuttle. MSFC acting director Robert Lightfoot also addressed his workforce, noting the center will be involved [...]
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Tags: MOD, SLS/Orion
Published in Featured, SLS/Orion