A "robotic lander" refers to a machine or a device designed to land on another planet, moon, or celestial body without human involvement. It is autonomous and controlled remotely by scientists on Earth.
Sentences with «robotic lander»
Next year, the company, with just 30 employees, aims to be the first private entity to put a small robotic lander on the moon and perhaps win $ 20 million in the Google Lunar X Prize competition. (nytimes.com)
On November 12th 2014 the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission will eject the small robotic lander Philae on a trajectory that should take it down to the surface of comet 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko (or 67P / C - P for short). (scientificamerican.com)
That's when NASA will send the first robotic lander dedicated to exploring the planet's subsurface. (clarksvilleonline.com)