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Last week SpaceX tested an improved version of Starship that will be the basis of its candidate lander in a largely successful suborbital launch and splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Drones and buoy cameras recorded live views of the on-target splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
The issue prevented the team from attempting a relight of the engines in space ahead of splashdown.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Once through the zone of peak heating, the Starship flew itself to an on-target splashdown in the Indian Ocean looking none the worse for its re-entry plunge from space.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
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Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Drones and buoy cameras recorded live views of the on-target splashdown.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
The issue prevented the team from attempting a relight of the engines in space ahead of splashdown.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Once through the zone of peak heating, the Starship flew itself to an on-target splashdown in the Indian Ocean looking none the worse for its re-entry plunge from space.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
Noun
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Earlier this month, a United flight landing at Newark airport struck a semitrailer truck and a light pole, though no one was injured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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In Rouen, a small group headed off to the D-Day landing beaches, one of Uniworld’s Masterpiece Collection experiences (available at an additional cost), while in Vernon, a visit to a local cider farm was a hit with passengers.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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