Sentence examples for soft touchdown from inspiring English sources
The successful test of a soft touchdown demonstrates a capability that could cut the cost of space launches significantly.
The S-iEPS (Scalable-ion Electrospray Propulsion System) has been considered as propulsion system, while a potential landing system has been proposed to achieve the soft touchdown of the 2U CubeSat.
Assuming a soft touchdown at 06.31 BST on Monday, surely some of the secrets of the red planet will be revealed during the Curiosity rover's 687 (Earth) day wander.
The mission was the first successful test of a new capability for the first stage of the Falcon 9: the ability to descend to a soft touchdown after delivering its payload to orbit.
It will be the first to make a soft touchdown on the Moon since an unmanned Russian mission in 1976.
Never before in the history of space exploration has a soft touchdown been made on one of these "ice mountains".
Only government space agencies from the US, Russia and China have previously managed soft touchdowns.
Before his last, a soft 3-yard touchdown to tight end Kevin Boss after a pump fake, Manning had scrambled 11 yards for a first down.
Simulation results show that a soft landing with a touchdown velocity of less than 3 m/s is achieved.
Grossman has responded by throwing four touchdowns against soft coverage in a loss to the Cowboys and completing 48.7% of his passes against the terrible Jaguars pass defense.
He opened the third quarter with a soft-touch 15-yard touchdown to Jejuan Rankins, and the fourth by rocketing a swing pass out to Mark Clayton, who took it 38 yards for a touchdown.
