mission control

2016

Format 1: 132 x 202 cm / 52 x 79.5 in, edition of 6 + 2 AP
Format 2: 67 x 102 cm / 26.3 in x 40.2, edition of 6 + 2 AP
Hybrid photography, archival pigment print, aludibond, diasec, custom-made aluminium frame

ā€œmission controlā€ shows the Jupiter Control Room at EuropeĀ“s Space Center CSG in French Guiana. This facility manages the space flights of all CSG launch vehicles, usually from point of launch to end of mission. A staff of flight controllers uses telemetry to monitor all aspects of the mission and sends commands to the vehicle via ground stations. A huge flow of data related to the attitude control system, power, propulsion, and thermal systems, attitude dynamics, and launch and orbital operations is processed in this room. Final countdown takes place here and spaceflights are closely monitored until their payload is accurately placed in the correct orbit. A mission control room is a highly charged mythic space. The relationship between simulation and reality ā€“ which is fundamental in space exploration ā€“ accumulates in such a room where reality is mostly invisible yet continuously constructed from a torrent of data.

The artwork ā€œmission controlā€ oscillates between reality and simulation, composed as it is of various views of the control room ceiling. On closer inspection it reveals a filigree network structure that relates to the ā€œnerve centerā€ metaphor often used for control rooms. The center picture screens show the Ariane 5 VA229 rocket on the launch pad overlaid by the time schedule of the upcoming launch. The central part of the work depicts the darkness of space, the ultimate destination for the launcherā€™s payload.

Imprint

Personally liable:
Michael Najjar

Design concept & coding: Matthias Hübner, possible.is
with support by Marco Land

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