: 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 Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The company's uncrewed Blue Ghost moon lander became the first private spacecraft ever to successfully complete a mission on the lunar surface.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Now, SpaceX is focused instead on putting a lander on the moon by March 2027.
—Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Blue Origin's primary focus will now shift to building a moon lander for NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The company's uncrewed Blue Ghost moon lander became the first private spacecraft ever to successfully complete a mission on the lunar surface.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Now, SpaceX is focused instead on putting a lander on the moon by March 2027.
—Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
Blue Origin's primary focus will now shift to building a moon lander for NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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