command module

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It should have been a routine procedure but the command module, Odyssey, shuddered.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

For her 16th, Joel takes her to a science museum, where she lives out her dream of going to space by climbing inside the Apollo 15 command module.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

In Downey, North American Aviation built the command module of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed astronauts on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

They will encounter new artifacts alongside old favorites such as the Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 command module, both showcased in new exhibits.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2022

Then I would notify Borman and he could separate his command module from the Saturn V and return to earth.

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