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lander

American

[lan-der] / ˈlæn dər /

noun

a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.

lander British

/ ˈlændə /

noun

a spacecraft designed to land on a planet or other body Compare orbiter

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Etymology

Origin of lander

First recorded in 1960–65; land + -er ¹

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It announced in January it was pausing flights to focus on it other business, including development of its larger New Glenn rocket for satellite and other missions, as well as a lunar lander.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The crew will open the hatch and enter the lander, where they will spend two days checking out its systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Tesla’s Musk, who since a 2037 Mars lander accident has been transitioning to robot form, has also been caught flat-footed by the decline in energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Falcon 9 launched in January 2025 carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander, a private mission that made a soft landing on the Moon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

I'm taking both back with me, but the important part is the lander.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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