lunar module
noun
: 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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When Aldrin activated that radar, however, the lunar module was on its final approach and had to process a large amount of data.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 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
History was made back in July of 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to land on the moon in the Apollo 11 lunar module, on the western edge of the Sea of Tranquility.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
The Eagle lunar module that first landed on the moon in 1969 had living space of 235 cubic feet.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 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
History was made back in July of 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to land on the moon in the Apollo 11 lunar module, on the western edge of the Sea of Tranquility.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
The Eagle lunar module that first landed on the moon in 1969 had living space of 235 cubic feet.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Lunar module.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20module. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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