steely-eyed missile man

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Definition of steely-eyed missile man in English English dictionary

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steely-eyed missile man

A NASA astronaut or engineer who makes a significant contribution or devises an ingenious solution to a tough problem under extreme pressure

Hyphenation

steely-eyed mis-sile man

Etymology

() American circa 1960's, as heard in the movie Apollo 13 and found in numerous biographies about NASA astronauts and flight controllers.