Module
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Module
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1. A self-contained unit of a launch
vehicle or spacecraft
which serves as a building block for the overall structure. The module is
usually designated by its primary function as command module, lunar landing
module, etc.
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2. A one-package assembly of functionally associated electronic parts,
usually a plug-in unit, so arranged as to function as a system or
subsystem; a black box.
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3. The size of some one part of a rocket or other
structure, as the semidiameter of a rocket's base, taken as a unit of measure
for the proportional design and construction of component parts.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use