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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For that reason, SpaceX had been waiting for the past several days for weather conditions to improve off the Florida coast, where the crew will make a splashdown landing on the sixth day of their mission.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Unfavorable long-range weather forecasts for the capsule’s splashdown off the Florida coast prompted additional delays.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In 1961, the U.S. conducted the first crewed splashdowns in history.
—Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024
SpaceX returned its first 21 Dragon cargo missions to splashdowns in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 29 July 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Unfavorable long-range weather forecasts for the capsule’s splashdown off the Florida coast prompted additional delays.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In 1961, the U.S. conducted the first crewed splashdowns in history.
—Discover Magazine, 1 July 2024
SpaceX returned its first 21 Dragon cargo missions to splashdowns in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 29 July 2024
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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