: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
Examples of lander in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But a source familiar with the matter said that Isaacman has expressed an intention to partner with whichever company most quickly produces an astronaut-worthy lunar lander.
—
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, visitors get an unobstructed view into a real spacecraft clean room, where lander models like Peregrine and Griffin (which will one day land on the moon) took shape.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The company not only develops its two rockets – the large New Glenn and much smaller New Shepard used in space tourism flights – but other space technology as well, including human lunar landers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
In light of this, in October 2025 NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy called for a major speed up of the lander program that included direct competition between SpaceX, which previously was the sole contractor, and Blue Origin.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lander
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, visitors get an unobstructed view into a real spacecraft clean room, where lander models like Peregrine and Griffin (which will one day land on the moon) took shape.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The company not only develops its two rockets – the large New Glenn and much smaller New Shepard used in space tourism flights – but other space technology as well, including human lunar landers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
In light of this, in October 2025 NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy called for a major speed up of the lander program that included direct competition between SpaceX, which previously was the sole contractor, and Blue Origin.
—New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lander
Cite this Entry
“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share