moon landing

noun

: an event in which people land a spacecraft on the moon
the first moon landing

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Malinin, then 18, in September 2022 became the first person to successfully land a quadruple Axel, skating’s most difficult jump, in competition, a feat two-time Olympian Johnny Weir has compared to the first moon landing. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026 That’s the next moon landing, Baruchowitz said. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026 The space agency hopes to launch its Artemis 3 moon landing mission by 2028. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025 The crew plans to fly in close proximity to the SLS rocket's upper stage to test the Orion's maneuvering systems and rendezvous procedures that will be needed for eventual moon landing missions. William Harwood, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 In 1969, the year of the historic moon landing, The Wadleigh Way adopted a space travel theme for its yearbook, as did many schools nationwide, but students at this Harlem school weren’t just interested in celebrating NASA’s accomplishments. Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 Formed in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin has a NASA contract for the third moon landing by astronauts under the Artemis program. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 On Tuesday, the Grammy winner returned for round two of Vanity Fair’s lie detector test interview, a year after the series exposed her for doubting the 1969 moon landing. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025 What was the Apollo 11 moon landing? Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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