mission control
noun
: the group of people on the ground who direct or control the flight of a spacecraft
The astronauts received a message from mission control.
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Then, mission control lost contact with the shuttle and its crew.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The sprawling Hawthorne campus is the location of the company’s mission control center and employs thousands of workers who design and build the company’s spacecraft, including the workhorse Falcon 9.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
By the time those two pink lines pop up on a pregnancy test, your hormones have already gotten the message that something's different at mission control.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 26 June 2024
Historic Odysseus lunar mission For a week, the Odysseus lunar lander set up shop on the moon's surface, where its sideways position didn't stop it from transmitting data and photos back to mission control in Houston.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The sprawling Hawthorne campus is the location of the company’s mission control center and employs thousands of workers who design and build the company’s spacecraft, including the workhorse Falcon 9.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
By the time those two pink lines pop up on a pregnancy test, your hormones have already gotten the message that something's different at mission control.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 26 June 2024
Historic Odysseus lunar mission For a week, the Odysseus lunar lander set up shop on the moon's surface, where its sideways position didn't stop it from transmitting data and photos back to mission control in Houston.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Mission control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20control. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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