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How is the Space Shuttle controlled in real life?

April 26, 2017controlled life space shuttle

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How is the Space Shuttle controlled in real life?

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The orbiter is usually controlled automatically by the GPCs except during landing and some orbit maneuvers (eg docking). Manual control is possible by using rotary hand controllers and translation hand controllers, which can be used in many different operation modes.