: 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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The Starship lander is expected to tower nearly 150 feet over the stout, spidery-looking moon landers NASA used in its Apollo program.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The lunar lander for that epic mission will be a Starship upper stage.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
However, once in lunar orbit, the Artemis III crew is supposed to transfer to a SpaceX Starship lunar lander, called the Human Landing System (HLS).
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Such a vision requires far larger and perhaps more versatile lunar landers, according to former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who helmed the agency under President Joe Biden.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The lunar lander for that epic mission will be a Starship upper stage.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
However, once in lunar orbit, the Artemis III crew is supposed to transfer to a SpaceX Starship lunar lander, called the Human Landing System (HLS).
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Such a vision requires far larger and perhaps more versatile lunar landers, according to former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who helmed the agency under President Joe Biden.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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