: an event in which people land a spacecraft on the moon
the first moon landing
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Firefly Aerospace grabbed headlines in 2025 when its Blue Ghost lander became the first by a commercial company to stick its moon landing.—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026 Artemis 2 was originally designed as a precursor to the program's first moon landing on Artemis 3 in 2028, but a recent shakeup has restructured NASA's plans.—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026 SpaceX originally won the contract to develop a configuration of Starship for a human moon landing before NASA leaders indicated the space agency would consider other options amid slower-than-expected development for the vehicle.—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026 The exterior of the Freedom Express portrays 10 key moments in American history from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Apollo 11 moon landing.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 The idea is to gain valuable near-term flight experience before attempting a moon landing with astronauts on board.—William Harwood, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 The landing problem While Artemis II is designed to serve as a pathfinder mission for a moon landing, whether NASA can pull off an actual lunar touchdown this decade has remained in question.—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 The first moon landing with a crew under Artemis is still at least a few years away.—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 Debuted this week, the company's new 10-coach Freedom Express train celebrates the country from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, according to Brightline.—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026