: 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’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe mission is bound for the far side of the Moon, and there seems to be a small rover affixed to the side of the lander, as seen in new images released by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
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Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Blue Origin is working with NASA in this latest round of commercial crew contracts and developing a lunar lander for the Artemis program.
—Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
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Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 May 2024
Blue Origin is working with NASA in this latest round of commercial crew contracts and developing a lunar lander for the Artemis program.
—Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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