lunar module

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. : LM

lunar module

noun

1. the module used to carry two of the three astronauts on an Apollo spacecraft to the surface of the moon and back to the spacecraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of lunar module¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

As Armstrong and Aldrin cast off in the lunar module to head from orbit down to the surface, he bid them goodbye with a “You cats take it easy.”

From Time

The key elements of the Apollo program—the Saturn V rocket, the Apollo orbiter, and the lunar module—were all one-time-use machines, good for a single mission and no more.

From Time

Armstrong describes how he diagnosed the problem and landed the lunar module craft.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

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