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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Firefly mission control received the final signal from Blue Ghost around 7:15 p.m. ET (6:15 p.m. CT) on Sunday, according to the company.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The spacecraft began spinning uncontrollably before mission control lost contact approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The brain is mission control, ingeniously coordinating inputs from multiple systems.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
But those sensors will be able to tell Firefly’s mission control within moments whether the landing attempt was successful, according to Kim.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The spacecraft began spinning uncontrollably before mission control lost contact approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds after liftoff.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The brain is mission control, ingeniously coordinating inputs from multiple systems.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
But those sensors will be able to tell Firefly’s mission control within moments whether the landing attempt was successful, according to Kim.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Mission control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20control. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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