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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And, in keeping with the Magic Bus theme of encouraging younger people to take a larger role in science, Pandora’s mission control will operate out of the University of Arizona where scientists will manage it there, rather than from at one of NASA’s facilities. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025 Analyzing the effects of communication delays with mission control. 36-hour sleep deprivation. 4. —

Anastasia Stepanova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025 Ballots filled out in space are then beamed to Earth the same way most data is transmitted from the space station to mission control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The space agency will then transfer the ballot to mission control in Houston and then to the county clerk responsible for processing the ballots. —

Kristin Fisher, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mission control

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