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The astronauts work the controls of the Intrepid flight deck during launch and landing and also spend 27 hours inside the Intrepid simulator conducting experiments and maintaining the vehicle. The two teacher astronauts for STS-21 are not pictured.
The SimSups, short for Simulation Supervisors, are the ones who work behind the scenes to make the mission as realistic as possible. In addition to controlling telemetry at the different Mission Control consoles, they also monitor and maintain all of the audio-visual and the live YouTube broadcast stream.
The White Team is the second of two flight control teams. The White Team is responsible for setting up the orbiter to spend an extended period of time in orbit, as well as many of the checks to prepare the orbiter to return to Earth.
The Red Team mans the Flight Control Room during the fast-paced prelaunch and ascent phases of the mission, as well as the slower paced deorbit, reentry, and landing phases. Since the STS-1 mission in 1998, the Launch and Reentry team has been known as the Red Team.
These young men and ladies of the Russell Space Team all earned a place on the Russell Elementary Honor Roll. Congratulations on contributing toward the high standard of excellence that member's of the team expect of themselves.
The STS-21 White Team Flight Director, Camila, has been award the Smyrna Mayor's Education Award from Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon. The award is presented to one students from each Smyrna school who represents "academic excellence and dedication to quality." She will be presented with her award in front of the Smyrna City Council on Monday, May 6 at 5:30 pm. Congratulations Camila. You are representing the Russell Space Team very well.
The first Team Uniform Day for STS-21. The team member are upholding a tradition that dates back to 2000 and the STS-3 mission. Every Wednesday, on Team Uniform the team members wear a pair of khaki pants with their uniform shirt tucked and a dark belt.
