diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 322c0b8..07ee759 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-import EventCard from "@/components/EventCard";
-import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
-
-const Starfield = dynamic(() => import('@/components/Starfield'), { 
-  ssr: false 
-});
+// app/page.tsx
+import MissionControl from '@/components/MissionControl';
 
 export default function Home() {
   return (
-    <main className="min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center p-8">
-      <Starfield />
-
-      <h1 className="text-white font-mono text-2xl mb-12 tracking-[0.2em] uppercase">
-        Mission Control // Ground Station
-      </h1>
-
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 w-full max-w-4xl">
-        <EventCard 
-          title="ISS Pass: Home" 
-          targetDate={new Date()} 
-        />
-      </div>
+    <main>
+      <MissionControl />
     </main>
   );
-}
+}
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diff --git a/components/EventCard.tsx b/components/EventCard.tsx
index de62a63..da86994 100644
--- a/components/EventCard.tsx
+++ b/components/EventCard.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,67 @@
 "use client";
-import { motion } from "framer-motion";
-import { Rocket } from "lucide-react";
-import { EventCardProps } from "@/types/space"
-
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { EventCardProps } from '@/types/space';
 
 export default function EventCard({ title, targetDate, icon }: EventCardProps) {
+  // 1. Setup the state to hold our strings
+  const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState({ h: "00", m: "00", s: "00" });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const updateTimer = () => {
+      const now = new Date().getTime();
+      const distance = targetDate.getTime() - now;
+
+      // If the time has passed, keep it at zero
+      if (distance < 0) {
+        setTimeLeft({ h: "00", m: "00", s: "00" });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Math to convert milliseconds to Hours, Minutes, and Seconds
+      const h = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+      const m = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
+      const s = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
+
+      // 2. Update the state (padStart ensures we always see '05' instead of '5')
+      setTimeLeft({
+        h: h.toString().padStart(2, '0'),
+        m: m.toString().padStart(2, '0'),
+        s: s.toString().padStart(2, '0')
+      });
+    };
+
+    // Run the timer every 1000ms (1 second)
+    const interval = setInterval(updateTimer, 1000);
+    
+    // Call it once immediately so the user doesn't see 00:00:00 for the first second
+    updateTimer(); 
+
+    // Important: Clean up the timer if the component disappears
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [targetDate]);
+
   return (
-    <motion.div 
-      initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }}
-      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-      className="relative p-6 rounded-xl border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/50 backdrop-blur-md overflow-hidden group"
-    >
-      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-500/20 to-purple-500/20 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity pointer-events-none" />
-      
+    <div className="relative p-6 rounded-xl border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/40 backdrop-blur-md overflow-hidden group">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mb-4">
         <div className="p-2 bg-blue-500/10 rounded-lg text-blue-400">
-          {icon || <Rocket size={20} />}
+          {icon}
         </div>
-        <h3 className="text-slate-300 font-mono tracking-widest uppercase text-sm">{title}</h3>
+        <h3 className="text-slate-300 font-mono tracking-widest uppercase text-xs">
+          {title}
+        </h3>
       </div>
 
       <div className="text-4xl font-mono text-white flex gap-2">
-        <span>02</span><span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
-        <span>14</span><span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
-        <span>55</span>
+        <span>{timeLeft.h}</span>
+        <span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
+        <span>{timeLeft.m}</span>
+        <span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
+        <span>{timeLeft.s}</span>
       </div>
       
-      <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-2 font-mono uppercase">T-Minus to Horizon</p>
-    </motion.div>
+      <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-500 mt-2 font-mono uppercase tracking-widest leading-none">
+        T-Minus to Horizon
+      </p>
+    </div>
   );
 }
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diff --git a/components/MissionControl.tsx b/components/MissionControl.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b57e8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/MissionControl.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
+import EventCard from '@/components/EventCard';
+import { Satellite, Rocket, Moon, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+
+// Now we can safely call dynamic with ssr:false here
+const Starfield = dynamic(() => import('@/components/Starfield'), { 
+  ssr: false 
+});
+
+export default function MissionControl() {
+  // Use the BASE_TIME from your terminal (Jan 2026 value)
+  const BASE_TIME = 1769610273000; 
+
+  const events = useMemo(() => [
+    {
+      title: "ISS Overhead: Home",
+      date: new Date(BASE_TIME + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 2), 
+      icon: <Satellite size={20} />,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Next Lunar Phase: Full",
+      date: new Date(BASE_TIME + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 3),
+      icon: <Moon size={20} />,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Starlink Train",
+      date: new Date(BASE_TIME + 1000 * 60 * 45),
+      icon: <Rocket size={20} />,
+    },
+    {
+      title: "Meteor Shower",
+      date: new Date(BASE_TIME + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 10),
+      icon: <Sparkles size={20} />,
+    }
+  ], []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center p-8 overflow-hidden">
+      <Starfield />
+      
+      <header className="z-10 text-center mb-16 mt-10">
+        <h1 className="text-4xl md:text-6xl font-mono font-bold text-white tracking-tighter mb-4 uppercase">
+          Mission<span className="text-blue-500 font-black">Control</span>
+        </h1>
+        <p className="text-slate-400 font-mono text-xs tracking-[0.3em] uppercase opacity-70">
+          Ground Station // [55.6761° N, 12.5683° E]
+        </p>
+      </header>
+
+      <div className="z-10 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 w-full max-w-5xl">
+        {events.map((event, index) => (
+          <EventCard 
+            key={index}
+            title={event.title}
+            targetDate={event.date}
+            icon={event.icon}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
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