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service module

noun

  1. (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.


service module

noun

  1. a section of an Apollo spacecraft housing the rocket engine, radar, fuel cells, etc, and jettisoned on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere See also lunar module command module


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Word History and Origins

Origin of service module1

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

The service module also deploys four arrays of solar panels.

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