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Recent Examples of splashdown
His May 5, 1961 Mercury-Redstone 3 launch aboard the Freedom 7 capsule ended in a splashdown in The Bahamas, from where Bowe's family originates.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Wilmore and Williams, who made headlines after being stranded in space, made a successful splashdown hours after SpaceX Crew-9 undocked from the International Space Station at 1:05 a.m.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
But an Orlando news station reported that the animal didn’t stick around for the capsule’s splashdown.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
If all goes according to plan, the entire flight will be automated from liftoff through splashdown.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Wilmore and Williams, who made headlines after being stranded in space, made a successful splashdown hours after SpaceX Crew-9 undocked from the International Space Station at 1:05 a.m.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
But an Orlando news station reported that the animal didn’t stick around for the capsule’s splashdown.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
If all goes according to plan, the entire flight will be automated from liftoff through splashdown.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
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Pilot Andres Velarde said the plane crashed in an emergency landing after having engine failure, according to BBC News.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing in the middle of Riviera Country Club, but no injuries were reported.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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