mission control
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mission control
First recorded in 1960–65
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The antenna being replaced is key to high-speed communications and data transmission between the ISS and mission control in Houston, she added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
He reports a sighting of an unidentified object to Nasa mission control, describing a "bogey" and "trillions of little particles" seen to the left of the spaceship.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, we got to spend time in mission control - the nerve centre of the entire operation.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
When mission control at Johnson Space Center played Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club,” the song cut just before the titular refrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
The only thing happening was a lot of radioing between mission control and the astronauts.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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