: 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 mission consists of the Blue Ghost lunar lander, the Elytra Dark orbital vehicle, and the Lunar Surface Electromagnetic Explorer Night system (LuSEE Night).
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
How the missions perform will signal if private moon landers are ready to move from the experimental to the routine.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Firefly plans to launch its lander toward the moon’s South Pole by the end of 2026.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2025
New Glenn will next launch Blue Origin’s Blue Moon uncrewed lander in early 2026.
—Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
How the missions perform will signal if private moon landers are ready to move from the experimental to the routine.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Firefly plans to launch its lander toward the moon’s South Pole by the end of 2026.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2025
New Glenn will next launch Blue Origin’s Blue Moon uncrewed lander in early 2026.
—Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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