far side
noun
1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
see also on the far side of
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Two crew-worth spacecraft appear to sit side by side on their rockets in this NASA picture captured at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, one bound for low-Earth orbit and the other for the far side of the moon.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency is preparing to send four astronauts back to the Moon this March on a high-stakes, ten-day mission to the far side.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The agency is preparing to send four astronauts back to the Moon this March on a high-stakes, ten-day mission to the far side.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The Orion capsule the crew will pilot – built by Lockheed Martin – is due to travel about 4,700 miles beyond the far side of the moon, taking its passengers the farthest humans have ever ventured in space before returning to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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