moon landing

noun

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

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Indeed, the first moon landing and the heroic return of Apollo 13 riveted people across the globe. Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 The culminating moon landing by two astronauts near the moon's south pole will follow on Artemis IV in 2028. Arkansas Online, 7 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 Apollo 13 Apollo 13’s astronauts missed out on a moon landing when one of their oxygen tanks ruptured on the way there in 1970. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 The space agency is aiming for a moon landing by two astronauts near the lunar south pole in 2028. Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 But the major goal of the flight, along with putting the Orion through its paces, is to test the planning, procedures and flight control protocols for managing upcoming moon landing missions after a half-century gap between the Artemis and Apollo programs. William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Here's what to know as the Artemis II astronauts begin their crucial test flight, aimed at setting the stage for a NASA moon landing in 2028. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

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