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Definition of Mission Control noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Mission Control

noun
 
/ˌmɪʃn kənˈtrəʊl/
 
/ˌmɪʃn kənˈtrəʊl/
[singular + singular or plural verb]
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  1. the people on earth who control and communicate with the people on a flight into space
    • This is Mission Control calling the space shuttle Discovery.
    • The spacecraft lost contact with Mission Control.
    • Mission Control is/are investigating the problem.
    see also the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center
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