CAPCOM

In the early days of the space program, the ground-based team in Mission Control, who controlled communications with the astronaut’s capsule, were know as the capsule communicator, which was shortened to CAPCOM. The name stuck even after NASA replaced capsules with the Shuttle.

VSSEC’s Newsletter, CAPCOM, is issued monthly as an electronic newsletter and announces upcoming events and programs, as well as promoting resources for teachers and opportunities for anyone interested in science and space. Please subscribe to the RSS feed or join us on facebook or twitter for instant updates.

CAPCOM was circulated as a pdf document until July 2010. For issues of CAPCOM prior to this date please search the CAPCOM Archive. For stories after May 2010 please search the VSSEC News Blog Archive

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Canadian Space Agency Chief Astronaut Julie Payette acting as CapCom on STS-121,
(Photo courtesy of CSA)