moon landing

noun

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

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SpaceX is facing intense pressure to get Starship ready for a crucial NASA test flight next year that could pave the way for the next moon landing. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 Of course, there are a plethora of the standard flat earth and moon landing conspiracies, too. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 In 2019, Marotta made another account — 50YearsAgoLive — to cover the Apollo 11 moon landing mission and other happenings from 1969. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Or that the Apollo moon landing in 1969 was staged, the video shot on some clandestine movie set. — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moon landing

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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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