A detachable compartment of a spacecraft carrying fuel and supplies.
(航天飞机上运载燃料和补给品的)服务舱,辅助设备舱
Example sentencesExamples
As was the case with Apollo, the service module will be jettisoned before entering the atmosphere.
For example, look at the solar panels mounted on the craft's service module and on its orbital module.
On April 13, 1970, three days out from Earth, an oxygen tank exploded in the service module of the spacecraft, disabling the Apollo command module.
But the service module will serve another more important function: until the crew arrives, its thrusters will keep the entire complex aloft, boosting it higher as its orbit decays.
The service module, and the orbital module are burned in the Earth's atmosphere, whilst the re-entry module uses its heat shield to make a safe return.
Definition of service module in US English:
service module
nounˈsərvəs ˈmäjo͞ol
A detachable compartment of a spacecraft carrying fuel and supplies.
(航天飞机上运载燃料和补给品的)服务舱,辅助设备舱
Example sentencesExamples
But the service module will serve another more important function: until the crew arrives, its thrusters will keep the entire complex aloft, boosting it higher as its orbit decays.
As was the case with Apollo, the service module will be jettisoned before entering the atmosphere.
On April 13, 1970, three days out from Earth, an oxygen tank exploded in the service module of the spacecraft, disabling the Apollo command module.
For example, look at the solar panels mounted on the craft's service module and on its orbital module.
The service module, and the orbital module are burned in the Earth's atmosphere, whilst the re-entry module uses its heat shield to make a safe return.