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The 5-minute hybrid flume-coaster ride reaches a top speed of 42 mph with two splashdowns after climbing to a height of 95 feet, according to Roller Coaster Database.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
You are hailed after your splashdown; you are forgotten the next year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
What To Know McClain served as commander while Ayers served as pilot for the mission, NASA said on its live stream of the splashdown.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the film but made a brief cameo appearance as the captain of the USS Iwo Jima, the Navy ship that recovered the Apollo 13 crew after splashdown.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
You are hailed after your splashdown; you are forgotten the next year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
What To Know McClain served as commander while Ayers served as pilot for the mission, NASA said on its live stream of the splashdown.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the film but made a brief cameo appearance as the captain of the USS Iwo Jima, the Navy ship that recovered the Apollo 13 crew after splashdown.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
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This is because Tianwen 3 needs more atmosphere to help slow its descent onto Mars for a safe landing.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Set-piece routines now seem to require more engineering than the moon landing, as displayed for all three of the goals during Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Sunday.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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