capcom

noun

cap·com ˈkap-ˌkäm

variants or Capcom or less commonly CapCom or CAPCOM

plural capcoms or Capcoms also CapComs or CAPCOMs

: a member of the ground support staff for a crewed space mission who is responsible for communicating via radio with the crew during the mission

All the astronauts chosen as capcoms automatically become members of a flight's support team, attending training sessions and computer-simulated practice flights along with the actual crew.—

Susan Okie

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The capcom woke Buzz Aldrin one rev early to do a rendezvous radar check. —

Jennifer Bogo, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2019