moon landing

noun

: an event in which people land a spacecraft on the moon
the first moon landing

Examples of moon landing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tatum plays Cole Davis, a NASA official entrusted with staging a fake moon landing for Apollo 11 after the White House deems the historic 1969 moon landing mission too crucial to fail. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024 Scarlett’s character is conscripted by this Nixon fixer, played by Woody Harrelson, to go to Florida and stage this moon landing in case the real one goes awry. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 July 2024 The space agency then planned a moon landing for one year later, part of the Artemis III mission. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 Space & Astronomy More Daunting test schedule threatens 2025 Artemis moon landing NASA mission to sun answers questions on solar wind SpaceX cargo Dragon docks at space station New Webb telescope images reveal center of far-off galaxy A strawberry moon will take the night sky this weekend. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 June 2023 The film is set against the 1960s space race and features Johansson as a marketing exec hired by NASA to film a fake moon landing in case the real mission fails. Caroline Brew, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 The mission, which saw Stafford and Cernan take a luna lander within nine miles of the moon's surface, was a dress rehearsal for Apollo 11's historic moon landing two months later. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024 The agency is targeting the pole for a future crewed moon landing through the Artemis program. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 There's more riding on today's moon landing than just a spot in history. Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024

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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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