This is a list of designs for crewed
lunar landers, spacecraft intended to land on the Moon. A key aspect is achieving a
soft landing Soft landing may refer to:
*Soft landing (aeronautics)
A soft landing is any type of aircraft, rocket or spacecraft landing that does not result in significant damage to or destruction of the vehicle or its payload, as opposed to a hard la ...
, and for an ascent stage to successfully escape the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
's gravity.
Another aspect is how many stages the design has to undergo to achieve its objective, and the number of passengers and amount of payload it can carry.
See also
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Human spaceflight
Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew. Spacecraft can also be ...
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References
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Lunar lander conceptual design
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Crewed spacecraft
Landers (spacecraft)