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service module
noun
- (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
- 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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