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Navy divers will be the first to approach the capsule, and NASA aims to have the crew transferred to the ship's medical bay within approximately two hours of splashdown.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
SpaceX guided the splashdown of its Dragon spacecraft.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
SpaceX recovery crews reached the Crew Dragon capsule shortly after splashdown and hauled it aboard a company ship before opening its hatch and helping the returning station crew out of the spacecraft for initial medical checks.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Dragon will pass directly over Santa Barbara, California, past Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, heading for a splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
—Brooke Edwards, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
SpaceX guided the splashdown of its Dragon spacecraft.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
SpaceX recovery crews reached the Crew Dragon capsule shortly after splashdown and hauled it aboard a company ship before opening its hatch and helping the returning station crew out of the spacecraft for initial medical checks.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Dragon will pass directly over Santa Barbara, California, past Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, heading for a splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
—Brooke Edwards, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
Noun
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Security sources said one of the rockets hit the embassy's helicopter landing pad.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
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Social media video circulating online shows the tense moments inside the cabin as passengers were instructed to keep their heads down during the unexpected landing.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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