Editing Interim Control Module (section)

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[[Image:ISS Interim Control Module.jpg|thumb|right|300px|ISS Interim Control Module]]

The '''Interim Control Module''' ('''ICM''') is a [[NASA]]-constructed module designed to serve as a temporary "tug" for the [[International Space Station]] in case the [[Zvezda (ISS module)|Zvezda]] service module was destroyed or not launched for an extended period of time.<ref name="HarlandCatchpole2002">{{cite book|last1=Harland|first1=David M.|last2=Catchpole|first2=John|title=Creating the International Space Station|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvLUZT8PuGgC&pg=PA367|series=Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences|date=6 February 2002|publisher=Springer-Verlag|location=Berlin|isbn=978-1-85233-202-0|page=367}}</ref>