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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What was supposed to be a routine mission, where Lovell was to take a walk on the moon, abruptly shifted with the explosion of an oxygen tank in the command module two days after liftoff.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
The explosion of an oxygen tank forced Lovell and crewmates Fred Haise and Jack Swigert to abort the mission and put their efforts toward returning to Earth safely as the command module vented oxygen into space.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
The explosion crippled the command module, and the astronauts faced an extreme shortage of water and electrical power, along with dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide, according to NASA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Swigert flipped switches inside the command module.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
The explosion of an oxygen tank forced Lovell and crewmates Fred Haise and Jack Swigert to abort the mission and put their efforts toward returning to Earth safely as the command module vented oxygen into space.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
The explosion crippled the command module, and the astronauts faced an extreme shortage of water and electrical power, along with dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide, according to NASA.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Swigert flipped switches inside the command module.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Command module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20module. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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