lander

[ lan-der ]

noun

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

lander

/ ˈlændə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lander¹

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

Example Sentences

The five-ton craft carries an orbiter, a lander, and a 530-pound rover.

From Popular-Science

Firefly will also be providing the spacecraft that will take the lander into lunar space, and will be responsible for getting it off the Earth in the first place — the company told me they’re evaluating options for that.

From TechCrunch

One of the company’s biggest projects is Blue Moon, a lunar lander that is supposed to carry cargo as well as people.

From MIT Technology Review

Part of the agency's InSight lander, the hardware was supposed to be placed deep enough to avoid the influence of Mars' weather, seasons, and daily temperature changes.

From Ars Technica

In April 2020, the agency awarded a total of $967 million in contracts to three different private companies, giving them less than a year to come up with a lander design.

From Singularity Hub 

In that mission, Philae follows the Deep Impact probe, which did not include a lander.

From The Daily Beast

“The Red Cross was not a central player in those early days,” said New York City Councilman Brad Lander.

From The Daily Beast

“She wanted to give me that kind of mental time-out and let me enjoy a moment,” Lander said.

From The Daily Beast

An iPod has thousands of times the computing power of the Apollo moon lander.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas Dick Lander, a distinguished Scottish literary writer, died.

From Project Gutenberg

I am extremely surprised at the opinion represented as expressed by Judge Lander.

From Project Gutenberg

But Lander refused this way of avoiding a conflict, and persisted in what he doubtless deemed his duty.

From Project Gutenberg

Judge Lander held his court at its next regular term in July.

From Project Gutenberg

It is hard to reconcile this with the governors explicit orders and letter to Judge Lander.

From Project Gutenberg