ascender
noun
as·cend·er
ə-ˈsen-dər 
ˈa-ˌsen-
1
: the part of a lowercase letter (such as b) that rises above the main body of the letter
also
: a letter that has such a part
2
: a device used for climbing rope that slides freely in one direction and grips the rope when pulled in the opposite direction
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On June 1, the Chang'e 6 lander touched down in the southern pocket of the unexplored Apollo crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin to scoop and drill unique samples, which were then transferred to the ascender and shot back up into the moon's orbit.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The collection of rocks launched from the lunar surface in the spacecraft’s ascender on June 3, then united with the orbiter days later.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Some examples of instances are weight (ultra-thin to black), width (extended to condensed), optical size (text vs. display), counter width, roughness, slant, ascender height, and more.
—PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
An ascender then lifted them off the lunar surface and transferred them in lunar orbit to a re-entry vehicle, which then traveled back to Earth after separating from its lunar orbiter.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The collection of rocks launched from the lunar surface in the spacecraft’s ascender on June 3, then united with the orbiter days later.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
Some examples of instances are weight (ultra-thin to black), width (extended to condensed), optical size (text vs. display), counter width, roughness, slant, ascender height, and more.
—PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
An ascender then lifted them off the lunar surface and transferred them in lunar orbit to a re-entry vehicle, which then traveled back to Earth after separating from its lunar orbiter.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 25 June 2024
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“Ascender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascender. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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