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Mission control center

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of astronauts and spaceships? When people go to space, they need things to help them get there, like rockets and spaceships. And they also need people to help them while they're in space. That's where Mission Control Center comes in!

Mission Control Center is like the brains of space missions. It's a big room filled with computers, screens, and lots of people working together to make sure everything goes smoothly. Think of it like a captain steering a ship or a driver driving a car.

The people who work in Mission Control Center are called "flight controllers." They are like superheroes but without any superpowers. They have special jobs like making sure the spaceship is safe, monitoring the astronauts' health, and communicating with them in space. They wear special headsets and communicate with the astronauts through radios.

Mission Control Center is also responsible for making decisions in case of an emergency. If something goes wrong in space (like a fire or a leak), the flight controllers have to work quickly to figure out what to do and tell the astronauts how to fix it.

In short, Mission Control Center is like the superhero command center for space missions. They help astronauts get to space, stay safe, and return home.
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