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launch control center

American  

noun

  1. any of a number of underground U.S. command facilities prepared to launch land-based missiles in event of war.


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Under a deal announced Monday with the state of Virginia, the company would build a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing and operations facility, which would include a launch control center, on the site.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022

He was at the launch control center at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, when he received the call from Nasa saying he had been selected.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2017

Once at the test base in California, two officers from Malmstrom were assigned to an underground launch control center that resembles their actual launch facility in Montana — and the preparations began.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2017

Two Missileers operate an underground launch control center, which is responsible for 10 missiles.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2014

Kyle Heiderich, back, check a launch control center.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2014

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