service module
noun
: a space vehicle module that contains oxygen, water, fuel cells, propellant tanks, and the main rocket engine
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For example, Europe already builds service modules for the Orion spacecraft designed to ferry astronauts to and from Earth.
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
But during the docking process, several thrusters on the spacecraft’s service module, which are used to move the capsule around in orbit, malfunctioned.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
These include the software woes that kept the spacecraft from reaching the space station on the 2019 test flight and the use of valves in the ship's service module that were susceptible to corrosion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Related: How Russia's Progress spaceships work (infographic) After a two-day chase of the International Space Station, the Progress will autonomously dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 6:03 p.m. EST (2303 GMT) on Saturday (March 1).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
But during the docking process, several thrusters on the spacecraft’s service module, which are used to move the capsule around in orbit, malfunctioned.
—NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
These include the software woes that kept the spacecraft from reaching the space station on the 2019 test flight and the use of valves in the ship's service module that were susceptible to corrosion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
Related: How Russia's Progress spaceships work (infographic) After a two-day chase of the International Space Station, the Progress will autonomously dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 6:03 p.m. EST (2303 GMT) on Saturday (March 1).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Service module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20module. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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