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[[Image:ISS Interim Control Module.jpg|thumb|right|300px|ISS Interim Control Module (U.S. Navy)]]

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. It was derived from a formerly-classified Titan Launch Dispenser used to distribute reconnaissance satellites to different orbits. It would have been able to prolong the lifespan of the [[Zarya]] module by providing equivalent propulsion capabilities to the Service Module, although not any of the other life support capabilities.

In 1997 NASA requested that the [[Naval Research Laboratory]] study the feasibility of adapting an existing, heritage spaceflight system to provide low-cost, contingency propulsion operations for the International Space Station (ISS).