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command module

–noun
(often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the portion of the Apollo spacecraft that contained the crew's living compartment and the on-board controls.

Origin:
1960–65
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command module  
n.  The portion of a spacecraft in which the astronauts live, communicate with a ground station, and operate controls during a flight.
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