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If all goes according to plan, the entire flight will be automated from liftoff through splashdown.
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
They are expected to return to Earth with a splashdown at sea.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The vehicle was preparing to plunge out of orbit and back into Earth’s atmosphere, twirling toward a safe splashdown in the ocean — and leaving fuel in its wake.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
On both missions, the upper stage — which SpaceX calls Starship, or simply Ship — was supposed to make a soft splashdown off the coast of Western Australia about 65 minutes after liftoff.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
They are expected to return to Earth with a splashdown at sea.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The vehicle was preparing to plunge out of orbit and back into Earth’s atmosphere, twirling toward a safe splashdown in the ocean — and leaving fuel in its wake.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
On both missions, the upper stage — which SpaceX calls Starship, or simply Ship — was supposed to make a soft splashdown off the coast of Western Australia about 65 minutes after liftoff.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
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Underneath, the suitcase awaited, a memento from my rough landing in L.A.—
Elisa Wouk Almino,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Kings have a 3.8% chance of being awarded one of the top three picks, zero chance of landing picks 4-12, a 92.9% chance of at the No. 13 pick and a 3.3% chance at the No. 14 pick.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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