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mission control

NOUN
tracking station
Synonyms
WEAK
astronomical station radar tracking station tower visual tracking station

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And back in Houston, there wasn't a dry eye at mission control - and that includes the BBC team.

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

"They are by themselves. They are going around the moon," Jaramillo tells Newsbeat from mission control in Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Her eyes were pulled into the television screen like JimmyTrotter’s had been as he hoped for a glimpse of the astronauts instead of those simulations and the broadcasts of mission control.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia