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The removal craft then guides the space junk through reentry and the ultimate splashdown of whatever survives reentry into the middle of the ocean.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's Cargo Dragon is derived from the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, with a heat shield and propellant reserves to bring the capsule and its cargo back from the ISS for a splashdown at sea.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The Super Heavy booster performed its own splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Journey to Atlantis still begins with riders boarding boats and climbing a coaster lift hill that culminates in a 60-foot-tall splashdown.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's Cargo Dragon is derived from the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, with a heat shield and propellant reserves to bring the capsule and its cargo back from the ISS for a splashdown at sea.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The Super Heavy booster performed its own splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Journey to Atlantis still begins with riders boarding boats and climbing a coaster lift hill that culminates in a 60-foot-tall splashdown.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
Noun
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Observe the actual landing cost, including any hidden costs and delays, and move 20–30 percent of manufacturing to alternative arrangements.—
Vitalii Savryha,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, as the program is beginning to pick up some momentum, concerns about the readiness of SpaceX's Starship, which is contracted as the Artemis 3 lunar lander, are pushing a lunar landing even further.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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