splashdown
noun
splash·down
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Definition of splashdown
: the landing of a manned spacecraft in the ocean
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Watch the original CBS News coverage of the Apollo 11 splashdown on July 24, 1969, in the video player above starting at 11:30 a.m. ET. — CBS News, "Watch: Apollo 11 splashdown 50 years ago today," 24 July 2019 His mission on July 24, 1969, was to decontaminate Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins and their command module, Columbia, immediately after splashdown in the Pacific. — Washington Post, "Apollo 11 moon landing had thousands working behind scenes," 15 July 2019 With the astronauts still at great risk, most of the biggest celebrations were saved until the splashdown. — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, "Apollo 11 moon landing inspired celebrations, strife-free days in San Francisco," 18 July 2019 People watched the launch, the landing, the crew banter onboard in zero gravity, the mighty splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the crew in quarantine, and then the celebratory parade in New York City. — Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, "The World Watched Apollo 11 Unfold—Together," 16 July 2019 The receiving lab at MSC is where the astronauts, rock samples and spacecraft will be rushed into quarantine after splashdown. — Houston Chronicle, "Space Officials Looking to Future As Moon Craft Rockets for Home," 21 July 2019 As the 50th anniversary parties wind down — Apollo 11's wondrous eight-day voyage ended with a Pacific splashdown on July 24, 1969 — NASA keeps cranking up the lunar spotlight. — Author: Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News, "Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing," 22 July 2019 Two days after splashdown, as Ticonderoga sailed into San Diego, a helicopter carried the crew and their flight surgeon to meet President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev at the Western White House in San Clemente. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landings recall great contributions of San Diego’s aerospace industry," 21 July 2019 The new splashdown point, nearer Hawaii, will reduce the time required by the Hornet to reach Pearl Harbor. — Houston Chronicle, "They Splash Down Into History - Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins SafeSpacecraft Tips Upside Down After Landing," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'splashdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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splashdown
noun
English Language Learners Definition of splashdown
: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean
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