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Braveheart77 Posted 17 years ago
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Is the below correct?
Hi,
I read the following somewhere: "Everything else is a Go",
is this correct? I think it means every thing is going well
I read the following somewhere: "Everything else is a Go",
is this correct? I think it means every thing is going well
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Usually it means that there are several requirements that need to be met before proceeding, and all are met except for one. The context is a very complex project, such as a space flight. The expression originated in the space program.
- Usually it means that there are several requirements that need to be met before proceeding, and all are met except for one.
- The context is a very complex project, such as a space flight.
- The expression originated in the space program.
- In the control room, just before launch, the mission commander would ask each of the managers of the individual systems if they were ready.
- They would answer "go for launch" - or "go" for short.
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Usually it means that there are several requirements that need to be met before proceeding, and all are met except for one. The context is a very complex project, such as a space flight.
The expression originated in the space program. In the control room, just before launch, the mission commander would ask each of the managers of the individual systems if they were ready. They would
The expression originated in the space program. In the control room, just before launch, the mission commander would ask each of the managers of the individual systems if they were ready. They would
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