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SpaceX guided the splashdown of its Dragon spacecraft.
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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
The splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST Thursday beneath a canopy of parachutes marks the end of the Crew-11 mission, which was cut short by about a month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 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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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
The splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST Thursday beneath a canopy of parachutes marks the end of the Crew-11 mission, which was cut short by about a month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 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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The team’s landings set the tone from senior Ciena Alipio to Chiles.—
Dakayla Hawkins,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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First, SpaceX's Falcon 9 1st stage landed at Landing Pad 40 in a smooth touchdown at the company's newest landing pad.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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