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When splashdowns in the Pacific begin next year, the trunk will remain attached to the capsule until after the spacecraft has left orbit, allowing SpaceX to control its descent into the ocean away from land, the company said.
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Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
After setting an altitude record and staging the first non-government spacewalk, billionaire Jared Isaacman and his three crewmates returned to Earth early Sunday, plunging back into the atmosphere aboard their Crew Dragon spacecraft for an on-target splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
For that reason, SpaceX waited for several days for weather conditions to improve off the Florida coast, where the crew will make a splashdown landing on the sixth day of their mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Today's splashdown with Mission Commander Jared Isaacman, Mission Pilot Scott Poteet, Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon aboard marks a major milestone in commercial spaceflight.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
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Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
After setting an altitude record and staging the first non-government spacewalk, billionaire Jared Isaacman and his three crewmates returned to Earth early Sunday, plunging back into the atmosphere aboard their Crew Dragon spacecraft for an on-target splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
For that reason, SpaceX waited for several days for weather conditions to improve off the Florida coast, where the crew will make a splashdown landing on the sixth day of their mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Today's splashdown with Mission Commander Jared Isaacman, Mission Pilot Scott Poteet, Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis, and Mission Specialist and Medical Officer Anna Menon aboard marks a major milestone in commercial spaceflight.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Splashdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashdown. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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