land on

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"If we had a first flight lander on board that thing," he said, "I know at least three of my crewmates would have been in it, trying to land on the Moon."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The four-person crew will not land on the Moon but will circle it, aiming to set the stage for an eventual human landing for the first time since the 1960s and 70s.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Ninety percent of it doesn’t land on anybody.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The journey, set to last around 10 days, will take the astronauts on a loop around the Moon, though they will not land on its surface.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

We always land on our feet, but another inch in the other direction, and I’d have gone straight into the sea and fed myself to the fishes.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck