Three-for-three

Posted by Kashima on August 17, 2004

As soon as the astronauts in a space shuttle succeed in releasing a satellite, the officer in Mission Control Center Houston says to them "congratulations!Three-for-three!
Would someone help me with the phrase"three for three",please? What does it mean?

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