Space Station Crisis

A critical resupply mission to the International Space Station has been delayed due to unexplained launch pad anomalies. With oxygen reserves dropping below 72-hour threshold, you must navigate a complex web of international space agencies, technical constraints, and mounting pressure from Mission Control. Time is running out, and six astronauts' lives hang in the balance.

Challenges

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Emergency Operations Coordinator at Kennedy Space Center

Conversation Partner

Director Chen - Mission Control Administrator

Setting

Emergency Operations Center - Wall of flickering monitors displaying vital statistics, warning indicators, and live feeds from both the ISS and launch pad. Red warning lights pulse rhythmically.

Location

Kennedy Space Center, Florida - Launch Complex 39

Learning Objectives

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Identify and resolve the launch pad technical malfunction within mission parameters

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Maintain diplomatic relations with international space partners while managing crisis

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Secure emergency launch window clearance without compromising safety protocols

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Emergency Operations, we have a Code Red situation. The Antares resupply mission is grounded, ISS oxygen reserves are critical, and I need answers in the next 15 minutes. What's your immediate assessment of launch pad anomaly B-249?”

This is how Director Chen - Mission Control Administrator's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#568

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