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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The science behind splashdown is complex, as a long history proves.
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Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024
One line of work involves designing the detachable aft end of the Vulcan booster, which will separate from the rest of the rocket, reenter the atmosphere, and deploy a parachute for splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
The big splashdown is still there, but the mountain has been reimagined as a salt dome-like Avery Island, Louisiana, which Imagineers visited on one of their research trips for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
The successful soft splashdown of the Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday apparently made Musk confident enough to aim for an attempt to bring the booster back to Starbase for an onshore landing next time.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024
One line of work involves designing the detachable aft end of the Vulcan booster, which will separate from the rest of the rocket, reenter the atmosphere, and deploy a parachute for splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
The big splashdown is still there, but the mountain has been reimagined as a salt dome-like Avery Island, Louisiana, which Imagineers visited on one of their research trips for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
The successful soft splashdown of the Super Heavy booster in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday apparently made Musk confident enough to aim for an attempt to bring the booster back to Starbase for an onshore landing next time.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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