moonfall

English

Etymology

moon +‎ fall

Noun

moonfall (usually uncountable, plural moonfalls)

  1. (astronautics) 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 – […]
  2. (poetic) Synonym of moonset
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