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 crew’s return from the football field-sized science lab 250 miles up in orbit had been delayed for weeks because of two hurricanes that swept through the U.S. southeast near Crew Dragon’s expected splashdown zones.
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Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite Starship's failure to make its planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said the rocket still achieved several key milestones, including the successful firing of its 33 Raptor engines in the booster and the opening of a payload door.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
Dominick and company then were repeatedly held up by high winds and rough seas, much of it hurricane related, at splashdown sites in the Gulf of Mexico and along Florida's east coast.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
Originally scheduled for August, Polaris Dawn has been delayed with what was becoming frustrating regularity because of poor weather conditions in the splashdown zone when the Dragon returns to Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite Starship's failure to make its planned splashdown in the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said the rocket still achieved several key milestones, including the successful firing of its 33 Raptor engines in the booster and the opening of a payload door.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
Dominick and company then were repeatedly held up by high winds and rough seas, much of it hurricane related, at splashdown sites in the Gulf of Mexico and along Florida's east coast.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
Originally scheduled for August, Polaris Dawn has been delayed with what was becoming frustrating regularity because of poor weather conditions in the splashdown zone when the Dragon returns to Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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