1
: a full-sized structural model built to scale chiefly for study, testing, or display
2
: a working sample (as of a magazine) for reviewing format, layout, or content
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The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But the mock-ups got attention.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, Polymarket shared mock-up images of the establishment, which appears to be plastered wall-to-wall in news reels, stock tickers, and weather stations.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
But schedules have slipped before, perhaps unsurprisingly, in a fragile environment where every operation is preceded by months of modeling and mock-ups.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But the mock-ups got attention.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, Polymarket shared mock-up images of the establishment, which appears to be plastered wall-to-wall in news reels, stock tickers, and weather stations.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
But schedules have slipped before, perhaps unsurprisingly, in a fragile environment where every operation is preceded by months of modeling and mock-ups.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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