service module
noun
: a space vehicle module that contains oxygen, water, fuel cells, propellant tanks, and the main rocket engine
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Before the aerobraking maneuver, the X-37B will jettison its service module, which will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in accordance with international space debris minimization protocols.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
And the unit that houses the troubled RCS thrusters and the helium leaks — called the service module — was not intended to survive the trip home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
The craft's service module ended up leaking in five places.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The spacecraft’s faulty thrusters were located in a portion of the ship known as the service module—a section that is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere before reentry.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
And the unit that houses the troubled RCS thrusters and the helium leaks — called the service module — was not intended to survive the trip home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
The craft's service module ended up leaking in five places.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
The spacecraft’s faulty thrusters were located in a portion of the ship known as the service module—a section that is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere before reentry.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Service module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20module. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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