moonfall

English

Etymology

moon +‎ fall, after landfall.

Noun

moonfall (uncountable)

  1. Arrival on the Moon, or a moon, by spacecraft.
    • 1981, Space Manufacturing (volume 4, page 115)
      Total time to unpack the landing pod after moonfall is one working year, conducted in parallel with paving and other activities.
    • 2014, John Jackman, ‎Wendy Wren, Nelson English: Development: Book 4 (page 40)
      The first crisis the lunar explorers faced came just short of moonfall. The Apollo 11 Lunar Module, code-named “Eagle', was still 9.5 km (6 miles) up when the vital guidance computer began flashing an alarm – […]
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