mission control

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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

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

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

On 16 December 1965, to celebrate the first successful space rendezvous, astronauts Thomas Stafford and Wally Schirra surprised mission control with a little festive spirit.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

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

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