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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In 2015, Apollo 9 lunar module pilot Rusty Schweickart helped launch World Asteroid Day with astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May. Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 The Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024 Astronauts only used the lunar module for transport between the moon and the orbiting command module. Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024 The duo’s flights on four different spacecraft matches a feat only achieved by Orlando’s John Young, who flew on the space shuttle, Gemini, Apollo command module and Apollo lunar module spacecraft. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunar module

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lunar module was in 1967

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“Lunar module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20module. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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lunar module

noun
: a part of a space vehicle 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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