: one that lands
especially
: a space vehicle that is designed to land on a celestial body (such as the moon or a planet)
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Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Phoenix Mars lander — Delta II rocket — $132 million
Launch prices for NASA missions soared after the late 2000s, following the creation of United Launch Alliance through a merger of the Atlas and Delta rocket programs developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
The lunar lander tipped on its side upon landing and quickly went offline due to lack of solar power, Bell Labs’ networking module had enough time to power up and transmit data back to Earth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Apr. 2025
Related article Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
Phoenix Mars lander — Delta II rocket — $132 million
Launch prices for NASA missions soared after the late 2000s, following the creation of United Launch Alliance through a merger of the Atlas and Delta rocket programs developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
The lunar lander tipped on its side upon landing and quickly went offline due to lack of solar power, Bell Labs’ networking module had enough time to power up and transmit data back to Earth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Apr. 2025
Related article Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Lander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lander. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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