mission control

American  

noun

Aerospace.

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

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Etymology

Origin of mission control

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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

Koch adjusted the system's controls, restarted them with the help of mission control, and that appeared to resolve the issue.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As onlookers held their breath, she was surprised by the "energy in mission control."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When the signal finally did flicker back into life there was a long silence before the voice of Christina Koch crackled back to mission control, evoking memories of the Apollo era.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

There were more levers, buttons, and gauges than the mission control center at NASA.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya