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command module

American  

noun

  1. (often initial capital letters) the portion of the Apollo spacecraft that contained the crew's living compartment and the on-board controls.

command module British  

noun

  1. the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of command module

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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It should have been a routine procedure but the command module, Odyssey, shuddered.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

For her 16th, Joel takes her to a science museum, where she lives out her dream of going to space by climbing inside the Apollo 15 command module.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

In Downey, North American Aviation built the command module of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed astronauts on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

In 1970, Mattingly was supposed to have joined the crew of Apollo 13, piloting the command module.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Wally Schirra’s crew on Apollo 7 had checked out the command module.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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