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 Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket.
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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
And the lunar modules, though heavier, didn't put prominent marks in the surface in some places because their mass was more evenly distributed than the astronauts' weight was in their boots.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
And the lunar modules, though heavier, didn't put prominent marks in the surface in some places because their mass was more evenly distributed than the astronauts' weight was in their boots.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Lunar module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20module. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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