Ground control
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Ground control can mean
In aviation and spaceflight:
- An air-traffic controller or control function, in control of aircraft and vehicles in controlled areas (typically including taxiways and parking areas, but excluding runways) on the ground at an airport. Also, the radio call sign used by ground control.
- An informal term which depending on context could refer to either air traffic control, in charge of the controlled areas on an airport, or a mission control center such as the one at Johnson Space Center, responsible for spaceflight.
In entertainment:
- Ground Control is the name of a computer game by Massive Entertainment and its sequel.
- It is also the name of a Norwegian Film Service Production Company, see www.groundcontrol.no
