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lunar excursion module

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lunar excursion module [′lü·nər ik¦skər·zhən ¦maj·ül]
(aerospace engineering)
A manned spacecraft designed to be carried on top of the Apollo service module and having its own power plant for making a manned landing on the moon and a return from the moon to the orbiting Apollo spacecraft. Abbreviated LEM. Also known as lunar module (LM).
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He was also instrumental in the design and development of the Attitude Control System of the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module.
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The accomplishment required nearly a decade of research and experimentation by NASA as it worked to overcome one technical challenge after another: the ability to dock two ships together in space, the design of the Lunar Excursion Module, and the inherent difficulties of manned space travel.
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