splashdown
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After leaving Earth on April 1 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the four astronauts are expected to travel more than 695,000 miles from launch to splashdown.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
After completing their lunar flyby -- breaking the record for distance from Earth -- they were bound for home, with splashdown due in the Pacific off the coast of California late Friday.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission has successfully concluded with a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean early Thursday morning, just off the coast of San Diego.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle splashdown off the coast of Florida.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025
Together the three computers would monitor and analyze all aspects of the spaceflights, from launch to splashdown.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
