splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n 
plural splashdowns
: the landing of a crewed spacecraft in the ocean
splash down
intransitive verb
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The missions will carry them into low Earth orbit for about three days before a splashdown back on Earth.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
The change for this mission resulted in a splashdown well off the coast of Brazil, ruling out any attempt to recover Phoenix after splashdown.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
The splashdown came after Wilmore and Williams boarded the Dragon Freedom with the Crew-9 team to undock after 1 a.m. EDT Tuesday from the ISS Harmony module, a port and passageway onto the station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The late change to the mission's trajectory meant Atmos could not recover the spacecraft after splashdown.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 May 2025
The change for this mission resulted in a splashdown well off the coast of Brazil, ruling out any attempt to recover Phoenix after splashdown.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
The splashdown came after Wilmore and Williams boarded the Dragon Freedom with the Crew-9 team to undock after 1 a.m. EDT Tuesday from the ISS Harmony module, a port and passageway onto the station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The late change to the mission's trajectory meant Atmos could not recover the spacecraft after splashdown.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashdown. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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