soft-land
verb
soft-landed; soft-landing; soft-lands
: to cause to make a soft landing on a celestial body (such as the moon)
: to make a soft landing
soft-lander
noun
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Intuitive Machines's first lunar lander, Odysseus, became the first private spacecraft to soft-land on the moon in February last year, marking a historic success, despite tipping over onto its side.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
During the Flight 6 test flight in November, SpaceX skipped the booster catch due to a sensor issue but successfully soft-landed its Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean, capturing stunning video of the splashdown.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2024
This report provides further hope for a no-landing or soft-landing economic scenario in the U.S. despite relatively high interest rates.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Intuitive Machines made history in February as the first U.S. company to soft-land a cargo mission on the moon’s surface.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two previous Chinese missions: Chang'e 4, which soft-landed on the far side of the Moon and used a rover to explore the surface, and Chang'e 5, which returned samples from the Moon’s near side.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
The lander separated from the orbiter after the craft achieved lunar orbit and soft-landed on the moon's surface.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
In August, India made history by soft-landing a rover on the moon, becoming just the fourth nation to do so.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Those similarities have helped me soft-land into the production landscape here in Denmark and Europe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025
During the Flight 6 test flight in November, SpaceX skipped the booster catch due to a sensor issue but successfully soft-landed its Starship vehicle in the Indian Ocean, capturing stunning video of the splashdown.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2024
This report provides further hope for a no-landing or soft-landing economic scenario in the U.S. despite relatively high interest rates.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Intuitive Machines made history in February as the first U.S. company to soft-land a cargo mission on the moon’s surface.
—Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Chang'e 6 built off the accomplishments of two previous Chinese missions: Chang'e 4, which soft-landed on the far side of the Moon and used a rover to explore the surface, and Chang'e 5, which returned samples from the Moon’s near side.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
The lander separated from the orbiter after the craft achieved lunar orbit and soft-landed on the moon's surface.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
In August, India made history by soft-landing a rover on the moon, becoming just the fourth nation to do so.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
Those similarities have helped me soft-land into the production landscape here in Denmark and Europe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Soft-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft-land. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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