Synonyms of splashdown

splashdown

noun

as in landing

Related Words

• landing
• crash

Dissimilar Words

• launch
• takeoff
• liftoff
• blastoff
• ascent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splashdown

SpaceX was more than lucky Friday, sending its 13th full-scale Starship test flight halfway around the world from South Texas to an on-target, intact splashdown in a remote section of the Indian Ocean. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

Previous flights ended with the spacecraft engulfed in flames and exploding at splashdown -- or rupturing in midair. — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026

For Flight 13, after separating from Starship high above the Earth, the Super Heavy V3 would fly back to perform a pinpoint splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico—a landing that the booster failed to stick during Flight 12. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

There will be exhibits, a presentation about the Apollo 11 Command Module and space expert Bill Miklos with a presentation about the astronauts’ splashdown and recovery. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 July 2026