: 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 landers are Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, and SpaceX's Starship HLS (human landing system).
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
After the pad explosion last month, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested Blue Origin look for an alternate rocket for the Mark 1 lander.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
For the Artemis program, NASA has contracted both SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers.
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Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
After the pad explosion last month, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested Blue Origin look for an alternate rocket for the Mark 1 lander.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
For the Artemis program, NASA has contracted both SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop lunar landers.
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Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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