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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This panel began in the aftermath of the January 1967 Apollo command module fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts, and NASA headquarters takes its assessments very seriously.
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Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
The fire, the spokesman said, started in the interior of the conical command module and was confined within the cabin section.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Collins stayed in the command module, orbiting the moon alone.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Ronald Evans, also a Navy captain, was the pilot of the command module.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
The fire, the spokesman said, started in the interior of the conical command module and was confined within the cabin section.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Collins stayed in the command module, orbiting the moon alone.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Ronald Evans, also a Navy captain, was the pilot of the command module.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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