: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
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China plans to launch two more Chang’e lunar lander missions to the moon’s south pole in 2026 and 2028 that will carry out resource surveys and create a scientific research station.
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The lander deployed a small rover to drive across the lunar surface, returning the first detailed measurements of soil composition near the Moon's south pole.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Execs from Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company met with Trump on Friday, the New York Times reported, noting that Blue Origin has a $3.4 billion contract with the NASA to build a lunar lander.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
Firefly has three main product lines: its rockets, Alpha and MLV; space tugs, called Elytra, and lunar landers, known as Blue Ghost.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The lander deployed a small rover to drive across the lunar surface, returning the first detailed measurements of soil composition near the Moon's south pole.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Execs from Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company met with Trump on Friday, the New York Times reported, noting that Blue Origin has a $3.4 billion contract with the NASA to build a lunar lander.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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