The capsule communicator (CAPCOM) was an astronaut at the Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, who was the only person who communicated directly with the flight crew.
ðə kˈæpsjuːl kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾɚ kˈæpkɑːm wʌz ɐn ˈæstɹənˌɔːt æt ðə mˈɪʃən kəntɹˈoʊl sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn hjˈuːstən, tˈɛksəs, hˌuː wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli pˈɜːsən hˌuː kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd dᵻɹˈɛktli wɪððə flˈaɪt kɹˈuː.