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- NASA Marshall
Space Flight Center

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is science central

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for the International
Space Station.

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Our teams have
astronauts conducting

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groundbreaking research
in microgravity.

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We have supported more than
3,400 investigations

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from around the globe.

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Our operators
work with researchers,

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commercials companies,
and even students

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to expand
scientific discoveries

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on the orbiting
laboratory.

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Now, let's hear how
each flight control position

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is critical towards making
science happen in space.

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- Welcome to the payload
operations integration center.

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As a payload
operators director,

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I manage the day to day operations

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of science experiments

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performed on board
the International Space Station.

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- The science experiments on
the International Space Station

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range from studying
human physiology

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to dark matter

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and even growing plants
in space.

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As a payload rack officer,

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our job is to
monitor and ensure

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the safe operational use
of these experiments.

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- It's very important
that tools and parts

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are safely organized on
the International Space Station.

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Every day,
those engineers

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track the location
of these items

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so astronauts can
easily find them

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to conduct
science experiments.

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- The PAYCOM team
talks directly

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with the ISS astronauts,

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guiding them through
science experiments

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and technology
demonstrations.

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The crew are
our system

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and we advocate for them
from the ground.

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- Analyzing, integrating,
and communicating.

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These are the responsibilities
of an operations controller.

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We ensure that
the astronauts

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have the resources
they need

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to complete their
science experiment safely.

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- Sometimes, even the best plans
need to change.

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Timeline change officers
work with NASA centers

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and scientists from
around the world,

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developing the best plans
for each science experiment.

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- It is important
that science data

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is transmitted
down to Earth.

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As a data management
controller,

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I help ensure that
data from space station

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is sent to scientists
around the world.

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- The Marshall
ground control team

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ensures that all
ground equipment

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is fully operational,

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such as computers,
servers,

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hardware,
and software.

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We also make sure
that all data

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is successfully
sent to

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and received from
the satellites.

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- Thank you
for visiting.

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We hope you've enjoyed
this behind the scenes look