Lander (spacecraft)
A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] By contrast with an impact probe, which makes a hard landing and is damaged or destroyed so ceases to function after reaching the surface, a lander makes a soft landing after which the probe remains functional.
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] By contrast with an impact probe, which makes a hard landing and is damaged or destroyed so ceases to function after reaching the surface, a lander makes a soft landing after which the probe remains functional. |
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| 2017 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] By contrast with an impact probe, which makes a hard landing and is damaged or destroyed so ceases to function after reaching the surface, a lander makes a soft landing after which the probe remains functional. |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] Lander means the soft landing after that probe stays active while impact probe (as a rule, preceding the lander) just achieves the surface by hard landing with crush. |
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| 2015 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] Lander means the soft landing after that probe stays active while impact probe (as a rule, preceding the lander) just achieves the surface by hard landing with crush. |
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| 2014 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] For bodies with atmospheres , the landing occurs after atmospheric entry (or less precisely for other planets, atmospheric reentry ) and the lander is first a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ parachutes to slow down and to maintain a low terminal velocity. Sometimes small landing rockets are fired just before impact to reduce the impact velocity. Landing may be accomplished by controlled descent and setdown on landing gear , with the possible addition of a post-landing attachment mechanism for celestial bodies with low gravity. |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] For bodies with atmospheres , the landing occurs after atmospheric entry (or less precisely for other planets, atmospheric reentry ) and the lander is first a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ parachutes to slow down and to maintain a low terminal velocity. Sometimes small landing rockets are fired just before impact to reduce the impact velocity. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [2] |
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| 2012 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . [1] For bodies with atmospheres , the landing occurs after atmospheric entry (or less precisely for other planets, atmospheric reentry ) and the lander is first a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ parachutes to slow down and to maintain a low terminal velocity. Sometimes small landing rockets are fired just before impact to reduce the impact velocity. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [2] |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called atmospheric reentry and the lander descends as a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [1] |
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| 2010 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called atmospheric reentry and the lander descends as a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [1] |
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| 2009 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called atmospheric reentry and the lander descends as a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [1] |
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| 2008 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called re-entry and the lander descends as a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [1] |
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| 2007 |
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A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called re-entry and the lander descends as a re-entry vehicle . In these cases landers may employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. (When a high velocity impact is planned, the spacecraft is called an impactor . [1] ) |
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A lander is a type of spacecraft which descends to come to rest on the surface of an astronomical body. For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called re-entry and the lander re-entry vehicle . In this case landers employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. |
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A lander is a type of spacecraft which descends to come to rest on the surface of an astronomical body. For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called re-entry and the lander re-entry vehicle . In this case landers employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. |
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A lander is a type of spacecraft which descends to come to rest on the surface of an astronomical body. For bodies with atmospheres , the landing is called re-entry and the lander re-entry vehicle . In this case landers employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflateable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. |
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A lander is a type of spacecraft which descends to come to rest on the surface of an astronomical body. For bodies with atmospheres, landers employ aerobraking and parachutes to slow down, often with small landing rockets which fire just before impact to bring the lander to rest relatively gently. The Mars Pathfinder mission also used inflateable airbags to cushion the lander's impact. |