service module
noun
: a space vehicle module that contains oxygen, water, fuel cells, propellant tanks, and the main rocket engine
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It was later identified as part of the service module from a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that had carried four astronauts back to Earth from the International Space Station earlier that year.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Their primary task completed, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky then made their way to the Zvezda service module to remove and dispose of a high-definition television system that was originally a part of a Canadian commercial payload.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.
—David Szondy
october 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The latest mission will have more capacity for experiments, flying with a service module attached to the rear for the third time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Their primary task completed, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky then made their way to the Zvezda service module to remove and dispose of a high-definition television system that was originally a part of a Canadian commercial payload.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.
—David Szondy
october 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The latest mission will have more capacity for experiments, flying with a service module attached to the rear for the third time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Service module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20module. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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