soft landing

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soft landing

The landing of a space vehicle on a celestial body or on Earth in such a way as to prevent damage or destruction of the vehicle.

soft landing

1. (Astronautics) a landing by a spacecraft on the moon or a planet at a sufficiently low velocity for the equipment or occupants to remain unharmed

2. (Economics) a decrease in demand that does not result in a country's economy falling into recession Compare hard landing

Translations

soft landing n (of spacecraft, on moon) → allunaggio morbido; (on earth) → atterraggio morbido (fig) (easy answer) → soluzione f indolore

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