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Meanings of mission commander in English
Astronaut/cosmonaut responsible for overall mission success, safety of crew and spacecraft, and maneuvering.
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Usage of mission commander in English
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Dad was mission commander; of course he would have kept a visual souvenir.
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Stalemate, right at the end of the meeting Dave Scott, mission commander, gave his opinion on it.
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President," said Cochran, "you'll have the mission commander's quarters.
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The air mission commander, Clay Hutmacher, was sitting in the jump seat just behind the two pilots.
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In "Gravity," Bullock plays a novice astronaut and engineer alongside Clooney as a mission commander.
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Colonel Michael Beary is to take on the role of mission commander of the EU's Somali training mission.
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Then Lieut Shane Osborn, mission commander, an American flag folded crisply under his arm, stepped up to the microphone.
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Apollo 15, 1971, Dave Scott was the mission commander.
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Nelson continued to press the issue, but Hoot Gibson, the mission commander, remained firm...his mission specialists would do the major experiments.
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Mission Commander Hank Hartsfield and his wife, Fran, are in the background.
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It wasn't just mission commanders who were bothered with part-timer issues.
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Mission commander Gennady Padalka has logged 711 days in orbit, making him the world's fourth most experienced astronaut
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Mission commanders provided their own additional training in the form of the admonishment "Don't touch any shuttle switches!"
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As Mission Commander Melissa Battler said, "Humans, we are explorers… there are a lot of obstacles but we can overcome those obstacles."
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And as a look of slow recognition and wonder came over the young woman's face, the normally reserved Mission Commander was overcome by emotion.