Dad was mission commander; of course he would have kept a visual souvenir.

Stalemate, right at the end of the meeting Dave Scott, mission commander, gave his opinion on it.

President," said Cochran, "you'll have the mission commander's quarters.

The air mission commander, Clay Hutmacher, was sitting in the jump seat just behind the two pilots.

In "Gravity," Bullock plays a novice astronaut and engineer alongside Clooney as a mission commander.

Colonel Michael Beary is to take on the role of mission commander of the EU's Somali training mission.

Then Lieut Shane Osborn, mission commander, an American flag folded crisply under his arm, stepped up to the microphone.

Apollo 15, 1971, Dave Scott was the mission commander.

Nelson continued to press the issue, but Hoot Gibson, the mission commander, remained firm...his mission specialists would do the major experiments.

Mission Commander Hank Hartsfield and his wife, Fran, are in the background.

It wasn't just mission commanders who were bothered with part-timer issues.

Mission commander Gennady Padalka has logged 711 days in orbit, making him the world's fourth most experienced astronaut

Mission commanders provided their own additional training in the form of the admonishment "Don't touch any shuttle switches!"

As Mission Commander Melissa Battler said, "Humans, we are explorers… there are a lot of obstacles but we can overcome those obstacles."

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.