moon landing

noun

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

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That also puts it among the biggest TV programs of all time, though all Super Bowls still trail the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026 The last time—the only time—the team advanced to the championship round was six months before the Apollo 11 moon landing. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026 And—partly because launch dates for NASA’s Artemis III moon landing keep slipping toward that same timeframe—American space leaders are ratcheting up the space race rhetoric. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026 The group will not land on the moon’s surface, but the flight is meant to kick-start a new era of lunar exploration, paving the way for a moon landing in the coming years. Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026 The goal is to set up for a moon landing with Artemis 3's astronauts, who are not yet named, in 2027 or 2028. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026 That’s the next moon landing, Baruchowitz said. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026 In addition to its historic moon landing, the company has secured numerous contracts for its services, including $177 million from NASA. Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 Malinin, then 18, in September 2022 became the first person to successfully land a quadruple Axel, skating’s most difficult jump, in competition, a feat two-time Olympian Johnny Weir has compared to the first moon landing. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Moon landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20landing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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