: 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 will separate and prepare for its touchdown attempt.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
The company revealed in a news conference Friday evening that its Odysseus Moon lander tipped over and fell on its side.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Intuitive Machines, the company that built the six-footed lander, initially said the Odysseus lander was upright after touchdown Thursday.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
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.
—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
IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
The company revealed in a news conference Friday evening that its Odysseus Moon lander tipped over and fell on its side.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Intuitive Machines, the company that built the six-footed lander, initially said the Odysseus lander was upright after touchdown Thursday.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
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.
—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
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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