planetfall

This is a good adventure, if only slightly marred by using the symbolic idea of "male companion energy" rather than science as a motive for the female tree creature that lures the pilot on his focused quest to planetfall.

REVIEW: The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume 3 edited by George Mann 2009

Not only can you “beam” (excellent word by the way) to other places, but you can avoid that whole thing with making planetfall or taking off again.

Star Trek: Blog for a Borg at Fantasy Magazine wendigomountain 2009

When they had made planetfall and Varian had seen the unexpectedly big type of animal life which populated Ireta she had blessed the happenstance that there were heavy-worlders on her team.

Cattle Town 2010

She could bring the heavy-worlders in for a routine physical, which, she allowed, was a good idea for every member of the expedition, to check on any allergenic tendencies or subtle infections acquired since planetfall.

Cattle Town 2010

"According to what my soldier reported to me, there seems to be no doctrine for planetfall and afterward."

do you ever read writing? Peter DeWolf 2010

"One reason why we include the youngsters on planetfall assignments as often as possible."

Cattle Town 2010

The great ship had come through the Star Gate only a few hours before, and the excitement of planetfall was still upon all its crew.

Tin 2010

Her scientist mother had been impregnated the last time her ship had made planetfall—by whom, or by what, and in what manner, Lyla never knew.

Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 2008

Matters don't improve when Darman, the squad's demolitions expert, gets cut off from the others during planetfall.

Archive 2008-09-01 Paul 2008

Matters don't improve when Darman, the squad's demolitions expert, gets cut off from the others during planetfall.

Book Giveaway: Signed "Star Wars Republic Commando Hard Contact" by Karen Traviss Paul 2008