: 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
Next, four more astronauts will travel to Earth orbit in 2027 on the Artemis III mission that will test one or both commercial lunar landers being developed by spaceflight companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Carlos García-Galán, NASA’s moon base program manager, said Astrobotic’s lander could still fly this year.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Blue Origin, the space outfit founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, was set to deliver a prototype of its massive robotic lander, called Blue Moon, to the lunar south pole later this year.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said flying the same instruments on multiple landers will create a broader picture of conditions across the Moon.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
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.
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Carlos García-Galán, NASA’s moon base program manager, said Astrobotic’s lander could still fly this year.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Blue Origin, the space outfit founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, was set to deliver a prototype of its massive robotic lander, called Blue Moon, to the lunar south pole later this year.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said flying the same instruments on multiple landers will create a broader picture of conditions across the Moon.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lander
Cite this Entry
“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
