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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The supply chains, skilled machinists and factories that built Apollo’s rockets, landers and command modules no longer exist. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Over the years, she’s been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew. — John Seewer, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Astronaut Al Worden served as command module pilot and remained aboard Endeavour as Scott and Irwin explored the moon's surface. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for command module

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of command module was in 1962

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command module

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: 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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