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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That is our teammates in mission control, the rocket, the launch.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 May 2026
SpaceX’s mission control probably didn’t have it on their bingo card that a Falcon 9 upper stage would reach the Moon before Starship.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
The crew was out of touch with mission control for 40 minutes.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the bones of the operation have not changed, said Judd Frieling, one of the Artemis II flight directors, who spoke from mission control to reporters on Saturday.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 May 2026
SpaceX’s mission control probably didn’t have it on their bingo card that a Falcon 9 upper stage would reach the Moon before Starship.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
The crew was out of touch with mission control for 40 minutes.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
But the bones of the operation have not changed, said Judd Frieling, one of the Artemis II flight directors, who spoke from mission control to reporters on Saturday.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Mission control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20control. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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