lunar module
noun
: a space vehicle module designed to carry astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
called also lunar excursion module
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The sound stage is rendered convincingly; the mock-up of the lunar module is gorgeously authentic-looking; and the cables under which the actors-astronauts bounce to simulate the moon’s one-sixth gravity indeed give them the kangaroo-hop that was the signature gait of the actual moon walkers.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 July 2024
Apollo 11’s lunar module that in 1969 briefly landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon was the size of prisoners’ Cell Block C at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
William Anders took pivotal 'earthrise' photo Anders is best known as the Apollo 8 lunar module pilot who captured the iconic photo of Earth looking like a blue marble from space.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Two years later, Anders served as the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission, alongside command module pilot Jim Lovell and mission commander Frank Borman.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 July 2024
Apollo 11’s lunar module that in 1969 briefly landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon was the size of prisoners’ Cell Block C at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
William Anders took pivotal 'earthrise' photo Anders is best known as the Apollo 8 lunar module pilot who captured the iconic photo of Earth looking like a blue marble from space.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Two years later, Anders served as the lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission, alongside command module pilot Jim Lovell and mission commander Frank Borman.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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