Propulsion Engineer (Prop) is a space flight control room position at NASA's Mission Control Center. The Propulsion Engineer manages the reaction control thrusters and orbital maneuvering engines during all phases of flight, monitors fuel usage and propellant tank status, and calculates optimal sequences for thruster firings. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Mission Control Center (MCC) is a unit that manages aerospace flights. ... A reaction control system (abbreviated RCS) is a component of a spacecraft. ... The Orbital Maneuvering System, or OMS, is a system of rocket engines used on the Space Shuttle for orbital injection and modifying its orbit. ...
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