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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Formally called a Nova-C, the lander is a hexagonal cylinder with six legs that the space company has operated from a mission control center in Houston.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Morris’ Pacific Palisades home became Hunter Biden’s mission control — and remains to this day.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
And even humans in mission control rooms back on Earth can’t help the spacecraft in those final, critical seconds before touchdown.
—Kristin Fisher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
But with the spacecraft’s ability to properly communicate still unclear, the celebration of clapping and high-fives in the mission control center was muted.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The Intuitive Machines mission control center in Houston.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024
Things were getting weird again between mission control and the space station S.A.B.E.R.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Confirmation of the successful landing triggered a celebration across India, both inside and outside the mission control center in Bangalore.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Morris’ Pacific Palisades home became Hunter Biden’s mission control — and remains so to this day.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Morris’ Pacific Palisades home became Hunter Biden’s mission control — and remains to this day.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
And even humans in mission control rooms back on Earth can’t help the spacecraft in those final, critical seconds before touchdown.
—Kristin Fisher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
But with the spacecraft’s ability to properly communicate still unclear, the celebration of clapping and high-fives in the mission control center was muted.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The Intuitive Machines mission control center in Houston.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024
Things were getting weird again between mission control and the space station S.A.B.E.R.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Confirmation of the successful landing triggered a celebration across India, both inside and outside the mission control center in Bangalore.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Morris’ Pacific Palisades home became Hunter Biden’s mission control — and remains so to this day.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Mission control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20control. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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