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Talking to the CAPCOM

Innovation Now by 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Apr 27, 202600:01:30Technology

The voice in NASA’s mission control is the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, often referred to as Houston by the crew.

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Talking to the CAPCOM is an episode from Innovation Now by 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA. The voice in NASA’s mission control is the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, often referred to as Houston by the crew. The episode was published on Apr 27,...

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