'Splashdown confirmed' - SpaceX crew arrives back on Earth
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth after five days in orbit, following an historic mission.
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Splashdown
Method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water
Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft in a body of water, usually by parachute. The method has been used primarily by American crewed capsules including NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Orion along with the private SpaceX Dragon. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz and the Chinese Shenzhou crewed capsules to land in water, though this is only a contingency.
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