service module
noun
: a space vehicle module that contains oxygen, water, fuel cells, propellant tanks, and the main rocket engine
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The service module will burn up in the atmosphere.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Gateway was intended to accommodate the propulsion capabilities of the Orion crew ship and its service module engine, which does not have the power to get into and out of a low-lunar orbit like the one used by Apollo crews.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, this series of tests aligns Artemis III more closely with the historical role of Apollo 7, which focused on evaluating the command and service module in Earth orbit.
—Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Gateway was intended to accommodate the propulsion capabilities of the Orion crew ship and its service module engine, which does not have the power to get into and out of a low-lunar orbit like the one used by Apollo crews.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, this series of tests aligns Artemis III more closely with the historical role of Apollo 7, which focused on evaluating the command and service module in Earth orbit.
—Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Service module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20module. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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