moon landing

noun

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

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That will set the stage for the all-important Artemis IV moon landing in 2028, when two astronauts attempt a touchdown near the lunar south pole. Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 Musk’s Starship and Bezos’ Blue Moon are vying for the all-important Artemis IV moon landing in 2028. Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 That will set the stage for the all-important Artemis IV moon landing in 2028, when two astronauts attempt a touchdown near the lunar south pole. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 And after paving the way for a potential moon landing in 2028, the mission has now reached its conclusion. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 China is working toward its own moon landing. Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026 Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe. Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 If all goes to plan, the first Artemis moon landing will come in late 2028, on the Artemis 4 mission (after Artemis 3 tests docking technology and techniques in low Earth orbit, or LEO). Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The culminating moon landing by two astronauts near the moon’s south pole will follow on Artemis IV in 2028. Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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