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command module
noun
: a space vehicle module designed to carry the crew, the chief communication equipment, and the equipment for reentry
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At 15 feet, the capsule where the crew will sit is slightly bigger than an Apollo command module or a SpaceX Dragon.
—Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
Gordon famously served as a command module pilot on the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.
—Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Astronauts only used the lunar module for transport between the moon and the orbiting command module.
—Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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“Command module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20module. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
command module
noun
: part of a space vehicle designed to carry the crew, the chief communications equipment, and the equipment for return to Earth's atmosphere
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