How Air Traffic Control Operations are Affected by Space Travel – Holly Cron & Jesse Strickland

Brief overview of normal air traffic operations. Followed by a discussion of how high velocity, vertical travel (rockets!) affect those operations.

Holly Cron

• Houston ARTCC Air Traffic Controller since 2012
• NATCA Pilot Outreach Liaison
• FAAST Service Provider
• Commercial and Instrument pilot since 2006

Jesse Strickland

• Houston ARTCC Air Traffic Controller
• Instrument pilot