: 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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Those missions, several of which featured celebrities like musician Katy Perry and actor William Shatner, have been paused for at least two years as Blue Origin turns its focus to developing a human lunar lander for NASA's upcoming Artemis moon missions.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then RTGs have flown on interplanetary missions including the Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft to the outer solar system, the New Horizons voyage to Pluto and beyond, the Viking 1 and 2 Mars landers, and the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The landers, currently being designed by SpaceX and Blue Origin, are seen as crucial components for future missions designed to build a lunar base.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Issacson said Artemis 3, now a mission to test the Orion space capsule’s integration with lunar landers, is scheduled for 2027, while Artemis 4 will send astronauts to the moon in 2028.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then RTGs have flown on interplanetary missions including the Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft to the outer solar system, the New Horizons voyage to Pluto and beyond, the Viking 1 and 2 Mars landers, and the rovers Curiosity and Perseverance.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The landers, currently being designed by SpaceX and Blue Origin, are seen as crucial components for future missions designed to build a lunar base.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Issacson said Artemis 3, now a mission to test the Orion space capsule’s integration with lunar landers, is scheduled for 2027, while Artemis 4 will send astronauts to the moon in 2028.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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