splashdownnoun [ C usually singular, U ]
uk/ˈsplæʃ.daʊn/us/ˈsplæʃ.daʊn/a landing by a spacecraft in the sea
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Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- earthbound
- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- moon buggy
- NASA
- nose cone
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket science
- rocket ship
- spaceman
- touchdown
- tracking station
- UFO
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