surface
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The reason was simple: the SpaceX Starship lander contracted to carry astronauts to the surface is not ready, and the in-orbit refuelling it depends on has never been demonstrated.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
SLAMF6, however, can activate itself directly on the surface of T cells.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
The White House, in an April policy memo, called on the U.S. to deploy reactors on the lunar surface by potentially 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The mission was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, with two astronauts due to set down near the Moon's south pole and spend a week on the surface.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He loved the snow: pouncing on it and tossing lumps of ice high in the air, then skidding to a halt to listen to lemmings and snowvoles burrowing under the surface.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing surface
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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"Here, There, and Beyond"
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Earth Science - Middle School
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