Meanings
plural moonfalls
- uncountableusuallyspace flightArrival on the Moon, or a moon, by spacecraft.
Total time to unpack the landing pod after moonfall is one working year, conducted in parallel with paving and other activities.
1981, Space Manufacturing, volume 4, page 1151 more example
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 – […]
2014, John Jackman, Wendy Wren, Nelson English: Development: Book 4, page 40
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of moonset.
Origin
From moon + fall. * (astronautics): after landfall.
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