: 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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Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
The mission will be the second from Astrobotic that shoots for the moon, after the debut of the company's smaller Peregrine lunar lander in January 2024.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 June 2026
In earlier lunar lander designs, the two propellants were stored in completely separate tanks, which added extra structural weight and took up more space inside the vehicle.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Barring more delays, Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander will then deliver it to the lunar south pole.
—Chris Young
june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
The mission will be the second from Astrobotic that shoots for the moon, after the debut of the company's smaller Peregrine lunar lander in January 2024.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 June 2026
In earlier lunar lander designs, the two propellants were stored in completely separate tanks, which added extra structural weight and took up more space inside the vehicle.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
Barring more delays, Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander will then deliver it to the lunar south pole.
—Chris Young
june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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