Definitions for Splashdown
ˈsplæʃˌdaʊnsplash·down

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1. splashdownnoun

   a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight

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1. splashdownnoun

   The landing of a space capsule on water (which causes a splash as it comes down).

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1. Splashdown

   Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water. It was used by crewed American space capsules prior to the Space Shuttle program, by SpaceX Dragon and Dragon 2 capsules and by NASA's Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft to land in water, though this is only a contingency. The only example of an unintentional crewed splashdown in Soviet history is the Soyuz 23 landing. As the name suggests, the capsule parachutes into an ocean or other large body of water. The properties of water cushion the spacecraft enough that there is no need for a braking rocket to slow the final descent as is the case with Russian and Chinese crewed space capsules (while Shenzhou designed a raft and balanced capsule in case of splashdown), which return to Earth over land. The American practice came in part because American launch sites are on the coastline and launch primarily over water. Russian launch sites are far inland and most early launch aborts were likely to descend on land.

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1. splashdown

   Splashdown is a term used to refer to the landing of a spacecraft or aircraft into a body of water, typically an ocean or sea, at the end of its mission. It was commonly used during the Apollo space program when astronauts would return to Earth inside spacecraft that landed in the ocean where they were later retrieved by a ship.

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1. Splashdown

   Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water. It was used by American manned spacecraft prior to the Space Shuttle program. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft to land in water, though this is only a contingency. The only example of an manned splashdown in Soviet history is the Soyuz 23 landing. As the name suggests, the capsule parachutes into an ocean or other large body of water. The properties of water cushion the spacecraft enough that there is no need for a braking rocket to slow the final descent as was the case with Russian and Chinese manned space capsules, which returned to Earth over land. The American practice came in part because American launch sites are on the coastline and launch primarily over water. Russian and Chinese launch sites are far inland and most early launch aborts were likely to descend on land.

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1. splashdown

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How to pronounce Splashdown?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Australian

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Splashdown in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Splashdown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Splashdown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Splashdown
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splashdown
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Splashdown