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
Apollo 8 Lovell served as command module pilot for 1968's Apollo 8 mission, which was the first to bring humans to the moon and back without landing on the lunar surface.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell served as the command module pilot and navigator on the six-day journey of Apollo 8 in late December 1968.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 8 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
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Apollo 8 Lovell served as command module pilot for 1968's Apollo 8 mission, which was the first to bring humans to the moon and back without landing on the lunar surface.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell served as the command module pilot and navigator on the six-day journey of Apollo 8 in late December 1968.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 8 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
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“Command module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20module. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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