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Originally Posted by Stylesjl
There were in fact TWO communication links on all Apollo missions. The first was LAUNCH CONTROL, who communicated with the astronauts from the moment of launch, up until they were in Earth orbit. Once in Earth orbit, communication to the astronauts was transferred to those "limited few in the know" who were manning MISSION CONTROL. They had to do it this way so that LAUNCH CONTROL would not wise up to the fact that they were not going to the Moon at all. For what other reason would they have two separate communication links, and why is this practice not operated today?
The two com links are probaly because of the frequency problems its probably because of the way the dishes are positioned :-? sorry im losing it again
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The launch control/mission control split was put in place for Gemini 4 and has been used ever since for both Apollo and shuttle. The switch occurs when the launch vehicle clears the tower. Mr. NASASCAM is once again showing his ignorance.