first landing
Opening ground contact
First landing refers to the initial touchdown of a spacecraft, aircraft, or vessel at a destination.
The term often appears in historical contexts: the first landing on the moon, the Pilgrims' first landing at Plymouth.
It can also describe an aviator's inaugural successful landing or, in real estate, the first platform in a staircase where stairs change direction.
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- touch downMake contact with ground
- moonwalkBackward-gliding dance step
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- Neil ArmstrongFirst person on moon
lunar · descent · spacecraft · ground control · module · astronaut · historic · pioneer · arrival · surface · exploration · eagle · crater · footprint · one small step · mission control · space race · space
- polar explorationAmundsen, Roald Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton, Ernest Shackleton