Examples of moon landing in a Sentence
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Talent pool For China's human moon landing, a three-member crew is planned, with two astronauts expected to land on the moon to perform scientific research and exploration, Ji said.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Both companies must launch a successful unpiloted moon landing mission before the agency will attempt to land astronauts in 2028.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
This mission is a necessary step before NASA attempts a moon landing in 2028.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 May 2026
The conspiracy theories — which claim NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, and subsequent missions to win the Space Race, often alleging the events were filmed in a studio — have persisted for decades.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
That will set the stage for a moon landing by two new astronauts as early as 2028.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Apollo 8 flew around the moon, but Apollo 9 stayed close before the Apollo 10 lunar flyby and eventual Apollo 11 first moon landing.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
That announcement followed an even bigger announcement in February, when Isaacman overhauled NASA’s Artemis return-to-the-moon program with the goal of increasing the pace of launches ahead of a targeted moon landing in 2028.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Both companies must launch a successful unpiloted moon landing mission before the agency will attempt to land astronauts in 2028.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
This mission is a necessary step before NASA attempts a moon landing in 2028.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 May 2026
The conspiracy theories — which claim NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, and subsequent missions to win the Space Race, often alleging the events were filmed in a studio — have persisted for decades.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
That will set the stage for a moon landing by two new astronauts as early as 2028.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Apollo 8 flew around the moon, but Apollo 9 stayed close before the Apollo 10 lunar flyby and eventual Apollo 11 first moon landing.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
That announcement followed an even bigger announcement in February, when Isaacman overhauled NASA’s Artemis return-to-the-moon program with the goal of increasing the pace of launches ahead of a targeted moon landing in 2028.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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