Legacy consoles and monitors are being removed to make way for new systems designed to be flexible.

In Firing Room 3 of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, legacy consoles and monitors are being removed to make way for new systems designed to be flexible so controllers can process and launch multiple types of rockets and spacecraft, whether they are government or commercial models.

KSC’s Launch Complex 39 is transitioning to support multiple users with the Firing Rooms being modified to be more generic in nature for upcoming programs. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann