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command module

noun as in space capsule

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

However, his own first spaceflight only came in 1972 when he orbited the moon as pilot of the Apollo 16 command module, while two other crew members landed on the moon’s surface.

Two days after takeoff, an oxygen tank exploded, and the command module, Odyssey, began losing power.

China completed the Tiangong space station in November with the third of three modules, centered on the Tianhe living and command module.

China completed Tiangong in November with the addition of the third of three modules, centered on the Tianhe living and command module.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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