command module
command module · command modules
A section of a manned spacecraft in which the astronauts live and operate the craftA section of a manned spacecraft in which the astronauts live and operate the craft.
» Eagle was on the Moon's surface for 22 hours before it lifted off to rejoin the command module.
Meaning
1 sensesA section of a manned spacecraft in which the astronauts live and operate the craft.
a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth
Examples
2 sentencesEagle was on the Moon's surface for 22 hours before it lifted off to rejoin the command module.
Worden circled the moon in the command module while fellow astronauts Jim Irwin and David Scott explored the surface.
Forms
plural: command modules| Singular | command module |
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