lunar lifeboat (English, noun)
expansion: lunar lifeboat (plural lunar lifeboats)
Senses:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
space-sciences
glosses: In the US Apollo moon program, a lunar module repurposed as a makeshift shelter for an astronaut crew returning to earth after a mishap necessitating cancellation of a moon landing; the emergency procedure of using the lunar module in this manner.
Forms:
form: lunar lifeboats
tags: plural