Found this[1] answer. Basically, each of them is watching/controlling a small part or a subsystem of a such mission. Some organisational overhead is possible (

Found this[1] answer. Basically, each of them is watching/controlling a small part or a subsystem of a such mission. Some organisational overhead is possible ( dunno, chief scientist, mission director/assistant, etc ). [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/05/25/how_do_nasa_s_mission_control_centers_operate.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/05/25/how_do_nasa_s_mi...