lunar-module

lunar module

noun ( often initial capital letter ) U.S. Aerospace.
the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM


Origin:
1965–70

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lunar module
 
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the module used to carry two of the three astronauts on an Apollo spacecraft to the surface of the moon and back to the spacecraft

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