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NASA's space shuttle and mission control to feature on 2025 US coins [i]Texas chose Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Mission Control for human spaceflight began during Project Mercury when Dr. [Chris] Kraft developed a system of resource management and communication protocols to use when directing spaceflights, which he based primarily on existing aircraft flight operation procedures," said [chief of the Mint's Office of Design Management April] Stafford. "For the first time, NASA could comprehensively control missions from a single location to improve subsequent missions." "Today, the [Christopher C. Kraft, Jr.] Mission Control Center manages flight control for NASA's human space program and coordinates with astronauts from the many countries that participate in the International Space Station program," she said.[/i]
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