far side
noun
1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
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Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Look at the three-v-three on the far side of the box, as this becomes important momentarily.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
With the damage effectively taking out their power source and other life support supplies, the Apollo 13 crew had to abruptly abandon their trek to the lunar surface and use several engine burns to swing around the far side of the moon and put themselves on a course back toward Earth.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Following this first mission, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission Two will take its lunar lander and a satellite to the far side of the moon.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Look at the three-v-three on the far side of the box, as this becomes important momentarily.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
With the damage effectively taking out their power source and other life support supplies, the Apollo 13 crew had to abruptly abandon their trek to the lunar surface and use several engine burns to swing around the far side of the moon and put themselves on a course back toward Earth.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Following this first mission, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission Two will take its lunar lander and a satellite to the far side of the moon.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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