: 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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Mars still holds some water, mostly in its ice caps, but there might be much more underground — enough to fill an ocean, according to data from NASA’s InSight lander.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
During Sunday's launch, Blue Origin officials said its Mark 1 Blue Moon lander, an uncrewed version of the lander, will launch to the moon by the end of this summer.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin also is developing moon landers to deliver NASA cargo and astronauts to the lunar surface.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
During Sunday's launch, Blue Origin officials said its Mark 1 Blue Moon lander, an uncrewed version of the lander, will launch to the moon by the end of this summer.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin also is developing moon landers to deliver NASA cargo and astronauts to the lunar surface.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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