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Recent Examples of splashdown
Weather conditions and rough seas can influence whether SpaceX and NASA commit to undock from the ISS and target a specific splashdown site.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST Thursday beneath a canopy of parachutes marks the end of the Crew-11 mission, which was cut short by about a month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
Dragon will pass directly over Santa Barbara, California, past Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, heading for a splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
—Brooke Edwards, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
The mission will end with a high-speed reentry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, where NASA and Department of War teams will recover the crew.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST Thursday beneath a canopy of parachutes marks the end of the Crew-11 mission, which was cut short by about a month.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
Dragon will pass directly over Santa Barbara, California, past Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, heading for a splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
—Brooke Edwards, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
The mission will end with a high-speed reentry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, where NASA and Department of War teams will recover the crew.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashdown
landing
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Wearing a shimmery navy one-shoulder dress, Glenn landed her opening triple axel and stayed upright even without a clean landing.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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That mission is slated to launch four astronauts on a trip that will circumnavigate the moon but will not land on it, serving as a pathfinder for the more complex Artemis III landing mission.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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