command module

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For her 16th, Joel takes her to a science museum, where she lives out her dream of going to space by climbing inside the Apollo 15 command module.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

In Downey, North American Aviation built the command module of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed astronauts on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

In 1970, Mattingly was supposed to have joined the crew of Apollo 13, piloting the command module.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Adorned with a US flag and Nasa logo, Mr Aldrin wore the white inflight jacket while speeding through space in Apollo 11's command module Columbia.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022

There were two Apollo spacecraft—the command module and the lunar module.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins