lunar module

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Haise and Lovell worked frantically to boot up the lunar module, Aquarius.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

They need a kid to test an “accidentally smaller version” of the lunar module immediately, and so Stan is sworn to secrecy as he prepares for space.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

The flagpole was long-since empty, but he could make out the pyramid shape of the Eagle, the lunar module that landed in 1969.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

The crew aborted the planned moon landing and took refuge in the lunar module, Aquarius, using it for the journey back to Earth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

In orbit, to fly faster you have to fly lower, so the further behind the lunar module was, the lower the orbit it would aim for.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins