NASAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (NASAInstagram)「Neil Mallik, Human Space Flight Network Director | Soon, we will be launching astronauts from American soil for the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. It is also the first time in history we are using a commercially-owned and operated spacecraft to launch crewmembers. I am amazed to see how far commercial industry has come since the agency started the Commercial Crew Program. Before coming to NASA, I worked in industry, designing and creating communications systems for human spaceflight cargo missions. Today, as the Network Director, I am perfectly situated to understand how industry builds and operates spacecraft, enabling me to synthesize NASA networks to work for them. With my background, I spend a significant amount of my time working on the Commercial Crew program, with both vehicle providers, and I understand what this mission means for the future of commercial human spaceflight. It is the first step in the commercialization of low-Earth orbit, enabling NASA to focus on deep space initiatives. At Goddard, the Human Space Flight Command Tracking team and I will be supporting the first crewed Dragon in the Network Integration Center. From our consoles, we will coordinate with teams around the country as well as Goddard’s White Sands Complex in New Mexico to ensure NASA’s Network is ready to support the mission from launch today, to docking tomorrow, and a safe re-entry and splashdown in the future. We are working today to ensure our partners in human spaceflight stay connected, keeping our astronauts safe – all while making history. [1, 2] Neil and colleagues on console in the Network Integration Center. Credit: NASA Goddard/Amber Jacobson [3] Ground antennas track satellites at NASA’s White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The antennas, part of NASA’s Space Network, will support all Commercial Crew missions. Credit: NASA Goddard/Amber Jacobson」5月28日 4時32分