Command-module
noun
1.
(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.
noun
1.
the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
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