Sentence examples for touching down the from inspiring English sources
Between entering the top of the atmosphere and touching down, the lander had seven minutes to reach Gale Crater, find clear ground, and deposit the one-ton rover, with only an onboard computer to guide it.
Before touching down, the individual in the wingsuit pilot deploys his or her own parachute, allowing for a safe landing.
Like a wave of tornadoes touching down, the FDIC struck across the country on Friday shuttering five banks from coast to coast.
In September of last year — just five weeks after touching down — the rover used its workhorse MastCam camera to photograph the moon as it crossed the face of the sun, taking a tiny bite out of the star.
They increased their lead when Obst snapped up a loose pass from Grix and under real pressure launched an attack that ended with Aaron Murphy touching down the hooker's finely judged kick to the corner to seal the game.
In a free-scoring first half, Tickle converted three Wigan tries, after touching down the first himself, with Radlinski and Brett Dallas adding the others to establish an 18-6 lead inside 20 minutes.
"But when he touched down the whole country went crazy.
Wilkinson kicks the penalty to touch down the right.
By the time they finally touched down, the Bicentennial celebrations were over.
But after the giant plane touched down, the spell was broken.
Vainikolo touched down the first two tries in the fifth and 12th minutes to put Tonga in control.
