mission control

noun

, Aerospace.

1. a command center for the control, monitoring, and support of activities connected with manned space flight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mission control¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

All of a sudden, Mission Control (voiced by Ed Harris, paying homage to Apollo 13) orders the team to abort immediately.

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Come to my quarters after we sign off with mission control for the night.

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Actually, I think the guys in Mission Control hold their breath a little bit until the balloon clears 1,200 meters.

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Mission control “had no confidence in our ability to get down safely,” he jokes.

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