command module
noun
: a space vehicle module designed to carry the crew, the chief communication equipment, and the equipment for reentry
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There’s not enough time to return to the command module or lurch forward into the landing module.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 May 2026
The Cosmosphere is also famous for displaying the Apollo 13 command module and the Liberty Bell 7, a Mercury spacecraft recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic after 38 years.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
On Apollo 9, two astronauts took the lunar module for a test run, separating from the command module with the mission’s third crew member for more than six hours before reconnecting in low-Earth orbit.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Local media reported that Isaacman appeared in awe of the museum’s collection of items that have been in space, particularly the Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 May 2026
The Cosmosphere is also famous for displaying the Apollo 13 command module and the Liberty Bell 7, a Mercury spacecraft recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic after 38 years.
—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
On Apollo 9, two astronauts took the lunar module for a test run, separating from the command module with the mission’s third crew member for more than six hours before reconnecting in low-Earth orbit.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Local media reported that Isaacman appeared in awe of the museum’s collection of items that have been in space, particularly the Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Command module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20module. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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