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Rip Roarin' Falls ends with the record-breaking 100-foot plunge, reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour and finishing off with an epic splashdown.
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
This was also important for the return to Earth, because the agency didn’t want to overweight one side of the spacecraft with equipment and throw off the balance of the spacecraft during reentry and splashdown.
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New Atlas,
6 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
While SpaceX recently completed the 12th flight test of its Starship, with the upper stage making a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean, its first-stage rocket made an unscheduled kamikaze dive into the Gulf of Mexico after its 33 engines failed to reignite for a boost-back burn.
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Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
This was also important for the return to Earth, because the agency didn’t want to overweight one side of the spacecraft with equipment and throw off the balance of the spacecraft during reentry and splashdown.
—
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
They are made up of a top plate and a heat shield, which is jettisoned before splashdown.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
While SpaceX recently completed the 12th flight test of its Starship, with the upper stage making a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean, its first-stage rocket made an unscheduled kamikaze dive into the Gulf of Mexico after its 33 engines failed to reignite for a boost-back burn.
—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
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Sullivan researched cities that could be a good landing place for the couple, narrowing his hunt to areas that were affordable, had career opportunities and welcomed immigrants.
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Former Heisman-winning quarterback and NFL star Robert Griffin III was on a plane that had to make an emergency landing Friday, according to a social media video posted by the signal-caller.
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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