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lunar excursion module

American  

noun

(often initial capital letter)
  1. lunar module. LEM


Etymology

Origin of lunar excursion module

First recorded in 1960–65

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They are at work in the radiation measurement system aboard Lunar Orbiter I and will be used in the Apollo Project's lunar excursion module.

From Time Magazine Archive

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