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This time, the Super Heavy booster will attempt multiple experimental landing burns, including a hover test before splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, SpaceX decided to switch their splashdowns from Florida to California to reduce the risk of debris falling on populated areas.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
You are hailed after your splashdown; you are forgotten the next year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the film but made a brief cameo appearance as the captain of the USS Iwo Jima, the Navy ship that recovered the Apollo 13 crew after splashdown.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, SpaceX decided to switch their splashdowns from Florida to California to reduce the risk of debris falling on populated areas.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
You are hailed after your splashdown; you are forgotten the next year.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Lovell was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the film but made a brief cameo appearance as the captain of the USS Iwo Jima, the Navy ship that recovered the Apollo 13 crew after splashdown.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
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The exercise, which comes to its 66th iteration, included in-port and underway phases, with the latter featuring live-fire drills—such as a ship-sinking event and a ship-to-shore landing and force withdrawal, demonstrating amphibious capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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With the Seattle Seahawks up by three and kicking off to Pittsburgh, the ball came down in the landing zone before rolling into the endzone.—
Mike Straw,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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