Former FDOs
The info on this page was wildly out of date, so I’ve hidden the content for now.
If you’re a former FDO or someone who really needs this info, please contact me!!
Otherwise – make sure to go read about what a FDO actually is and how we worked in the Space Shuttle Mission Control Center!
The Artemis I mission occurred 50 years after Apollo 17. What will it take to not have this happen again?
Another round of travel journals for a visit to the beautiful Cotswold region of England.
Santa Claus. Father Christmas. Kris Kringle. St. Nicholas. Papa Noel. Me.
“13 Minutes to the Moon” – an excellent BBC podcast focusing on the behind-the-scenes heroes of Apollo 11 and Apollo 13.
The space exploration advocacy website of Roger Balettie, former Flight Dynamics Officer in NASA’s Space Shuttle Mission Control Center.
Select a menu tab to the left for detailed links or one of the main sections below:
The Flight Dynamics Officer (FDO, pronounced “fido”) is a Flight Controller in the Mission Control Center responsible for the overall trajectory, or flight path, of the Space Shuttle and all related payloads or other space-bound vehicles associated with the Shuttle.
"Houston… Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Since 1965, the Mission Control Center (MCC) has been the nerve center for America’s manned space program.
Space- and NASA-based blog entries.
The Artemis I mission occurred 50 years after Apollo 17. What will it take to not have this happen again?
“13 Minutes to the Moon” – an excellent BBC podcast focusing on the behind-the-scenes heroes of Apollo 11 and Apollo 13.
It’s been 40 years since the launch of STS-1, and the excitement of that day never faded.
