: 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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Instead of going near the moon, the mission will serve as a test flight in which a new crew of astronauts aboard an Orion capsule will dock in Earth orbit with at least one of the commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
All have at least made it to the moon, although only Firefly’ lander stuck its landing successfully.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The two landers reached the Moon (only Blue Ghost successfully touched down), and the fairing reentered Earth’s atmosphere.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Deploying the drones mid-descent above the moon is highly advantageous because the additional cost and risk of a full propulsive lander are avoided, said Baker.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
All have at least made it to the moon, although only Firefly’ lander stuck its landing successfully.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The two landers reached the Moon (only Blue Ghost successfully touched down), and the fairing reentered Earth’s atmosphere.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Deploying the drones mid-descent above the moon is highly advantageous because the additional cost and risk of a full propulsive lander are avoided, said Baker.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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