: 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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Musk, a billionaire and the world's richest man, made his comments after the NASA head publicized his decision to reopen the agency's contract with SpaceX for a moon lander.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The company plans to launch a smaller scale version of their lander, known as Blue Moon Mark 1.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Before any Mars lander can descend safely onto the Red Planet, its parachutes must survive violent aerodynamic forces.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The lander's cargo will include essential supplies for the astronauts, food, water and oxygen, along with scientific instruments, communication systems, power generation units and even rovers.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The company plans to launch a smaller scale version of their lander, known as Blue Moon Mark 1.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Before any Mars lander can descend safely onto the Red Planet, its parachutes must survive violent aerodynamic forces.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The lander's cargo will include essential supplies for the astronauts, food, water and oxygen, along with scientific instruments, communication systems, power generation units and even rovers.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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