moon landing

noun

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

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were 3 minutes away from the historic moon landing when alarm bells started ringing. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 And the marking in 2019 of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing also brought attention, her daughter said. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Maye’s comments began to make the rounds on social media to the point where NASA saw what the discourse was this time regarding its moon landing. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 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 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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