lunar module
nounDefinition of lunar module
: 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 recently rescheduled Chandrayaan-2 mission to land an Indian lunar module on the moon was similarly cost efficient. — Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Quartz India, "The ISRO isn’t enough. India needs its own Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos," 19 July 2019 The 3-minute video begins as the Eagle, the mission's lunar module, makes its final approach to the moon. — Anne Ryman, azcentral, "What Neil Armstrong saw as he landed on the moon: ASU team re-creates dramatic Apollo 11 video," 18 July 2019 The 15-ton lunar module is being swallowed by the thick layer of moondust like a stone dropped in quicksand. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "Lunar Mysteries That Science Still Needs to Solve," 16 July 2019 Meanwhile, the lunar module was continuing its imaginary descent, and its systems seemed to be operating normally. — William Harwood, CBS News, "The inside story of Apollo 11's nail-biting descent to the surface of the moon," 15 July 2019 In the cramped confines of the lunar module, Armstrong’s backpack smashed against the ascent engine arming switch — the critical one needed to light the engine and begin the flight back to Earth — and broke it off. — NBC News, "Apollo 11: Eleven things you never knew about NASA's landmark moon mission," 14 July 2019 Buzz’’ Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the command module. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 21 July 2019 After the lunar module Eagle with Armstrong and Aldrin aboard separated from the command module Columbia, Collins began nearly 28 hours of orbiting the moon alone. — Jay Bennett, Smithsonian, "Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins on the Past and Future of Space Exploration," 20 July 2019 The computer processor on the Apollo 11's lunar module nearly overloaded as the craft neared the moon, which could have forced Armstrong and Aldrin to abort, according to Google, which is honoring Hamilton on the lunar landing anniversary. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "11 things to know about the historic Apollo 11 mission," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunar module.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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