splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n 
plural splashdowns
: the landing of a crewed spacecraft in the ocean
splash down
intransitive verb
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Both its stages, the Super Heavy booster and the Ship upper stage, successfully returned for pinpoint splashdowns.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket completed an hour-long test flight Monday before making a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship’s upper stage continued a climb to space on its six Raptor engines to begin a suborbital trajectory toward a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship flight 11 landing: Super Heavy booster makes splashdown
The rocket booster, known as Super Heavy, had a much shorter flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket completed an hour-long test flight Monday before making a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship’s upper stage continued a climb to space on its six Raptor engines to begin a suborbital trajectory toward a splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Starship flight 11 landing: Super Heavy booster makes splashdown
The rocket booster, known as Super Heavy, had a much shorter flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashdown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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