soft-land
verb
soft-landed; soft-landing; soft-lands
: to cause to make a soft landing on a celestial body (such as the moon)
: to make a soft landing
soft-lander
noun
Examples of soft-land in a Sentence
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Intuitive Machines made history in February as the first U.S. company to soft-land a cargo mission on the moon’s surface.
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Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two previous Chinese missions: Chang'e 4, which soft-landed on the far side of the Moon and used a rover to explore the surface, and Chang'e 5, which returned samples from the Moon’s near side.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
The lander separated from the orbiter after the craft achieved lunar orbit and soft-landed on the moon's surface.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
In August, India made history by soft-landing a rover on the moon, becoming just the fourth nation to do so.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Those similarities have helped me soft-land into the production landscape here in Denmark and Europe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The plan also focuses on making downtown more friendly to small businesses by simplifying licensing and permitting regulations and in April, launching a soft-landing program to attract international companies and start-ups.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Astrobotic was the first company to fly under the CLPS initiative, and after its January setback, Intuitive Machines has picked up the torch — aiming to soft-land Odysseus near the lunar south pole on Thursday.
—Kristin Fisher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
The race by private companies to soft-land an uncrewed American spacecraft on the moon continues with Nova-C, targeted to touch down at crater Malapert A, near the moon’s south pole.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two previous Chinese missions: Chang'e 4, which soft-landed on the far side of the Moon and used a rover to explore the surface, and Chang'e 5, which returned samples from the Moon’s near side.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
The lander separated from the orbiter after the craft achieved lunar orbit and soft-landed on the moon's surface.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
In August, India made history by soft-landing a rover on the moon, becoming just the fourth nation to do so.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Those similarities have helped me soft-land into the production landscape here in Denmark and Europe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The plan also focuses on making downtown more friendly to small businesses by simplifying licensing and permitting regulations and in April, launching a soft-landing program to attract international companies and start-ups.
—Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Astrobotic was the first company to fly under the CLPS initiative, and after its January setback, Intuitive Machines has picked up the torch — aiming to soft-land Odysseus near the lunar south pole on Thursday.
—Kristin Fisher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
The race by private companies to soft-land an uncrewed American spacecraft on the moon continues with Nova-C, targeted to touch down at crater Malapert A, near the moon’s south pole.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Soft-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-land. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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