: 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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The lander’s developer, Intuitive Machines, has been trying to reestablish communication with Odysseus in the hopes that a solar charge would restore its capabilities.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Announced in 2019, NASA’s Dragonfly mission is preparing for a 2028 launch to Titan, where a lander will study varied locations, searching for chemical evidence of life and clues into the world’s environmental history.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Intuitive Machines believes at least one of the lander’s legs broke.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Intuitive Machines is hoping that the lander’s solar panels will be able to receive enough sunlight in their current position to power the lander through the coming days.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
The uncrewed robot spacecraft reached the lunar surface on Thursday after a nail-biting final approach and descent in which a problem surfaced with the lander’s navigation system, requiring engineers on the ground to employ an untested work-around at the 11th hour.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
The sensor was aboard Odie as a technology experiment to help future landers achieve precise touchdowns, shooting lasers at the surface to find a safe landing zone.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
These are loaded into the ascent vehicle sitting atop the lander.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
The success is a positive sign for not only SpaceX, but also NASA, which awarded the company a $2.9 billion contract in 2021 to develop the first commercial human lander for its upcoming Artemis III mission to the moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Announced in 2019, NASA’s Dragonfly mission is preparing for a 2028 launch to Titan, where a lander will study varied locations, searching for chemical evidence of life and clues into the world’s environmental history.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Intuitive Machines believes at least one of the lander’s legs broke.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Intuitive Machines is hoping that the lander’s solar panels will be able to receive enough sunlight in their current position to power the lander through the coming days.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
The uncrewed robot spacecraft reached the lunar surface on Thursday after a nail-biting final approach and descent in which a problem surfaced with the lander’s navigation system, requiring engineers on the ground to employ an untested work-around at the 11th hour.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
The sensor was aboard Odie as a technology experiment to help future landers achieve precise touchdowns, shooting lasers at the surface to find a safe landing zone.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
These are loaded into the ascent vehicle sitting atop the lander.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
The success is a positive sign for not only SpaceX, but also NASA, which awarded the company a $2.9 billion contract in 2021 to develop the first commercial human lander for its upcoming Artemis III mission to the moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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