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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Most recently, Flight 6 on November 19 demonstrated the ship's ability to reignite its Raptor engines in space for the first time and again concluded with a bullseye splashdown.
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
But the Super Heavy used for the next such flight a month later was diverted to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown because of launch damage to sensors on the tower that were needed to help guide the descending booster into position.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The first one, called G1, will test the crew and service modules, reentry, parachute deployment and a safe splashdown in the Bay of Bengal.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
SpaceX takes step toward developing reusable rockets after successful launch and recovery 02:06
For Tuesday's flight, launch was moved to the late afternoon in Texas to ensure a daylight splashdown for video documentation.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
But the Super Heavy used for the next such flight a month later was diverted to a Gulf of Mexico splashdown because of launch damage to sensors on the tower that were needed to help guide the descending booster into position.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
The first one, called G1, will test the crew and service modules, reentry, parachute deployment and a safe splashdown in the Bay of Bengal.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
SpaceX takes step toward developing reusable rockets after successful launch and recovery 02:06
For Tuesday's flight, launch was moved to the late afternoon in Texas to ensure a daylight splashdown for video documentation.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashdown. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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splashdown
noun
splash·down
ˈsplash-ˌdau̇n
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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