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2. Splashdown - Wikipedia

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   Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft or launch vehicle in a body of water, usually by parachute. This has been the primary recovery method of American capsules including NASA’s Mercury , Gemini , Apollo and Orion along with the private SpaceX Dragon .

3. File:Challenger explosion.jpg - Wikipedia

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   Full Description: On January 28, 1986, the Challenger space shuttle and her seven-member crew were lost when a ruptured O-ring in the right solid rocket booster caused an explosion soon after launch. This photograph, taken a few seconds after the accident, shows the main engines and solid rocket booster exhaust plumes entwined around a ball of ...

4. List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents - Wikipedia

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   The Space Shuttle Columbia was lost as it returned from a two-week mission when previously detected damage to the shuttle's thermal protection system (TPS) resulted in the spacecraft breaking apart during reentry at an altitude of just under 65 km and a speed of about Mach 19. Investigation revealed that a piece of foam insulation had fallen ...

5. Nasa’s Orion capsule set for splashdown on Earth after moon ...

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   Nasa’s Orion spacecraft is making its way back to Earth after a trip around the moon that lasted 25 days. The uncrewed capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts, is set to splash down in ...

6. SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 ... - AOL

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   The last time NASA astronauts returned from space to water was on July 24, 1975, in the Pacific, the scene of most splashdowns, to end a joint U.S.-Soviet mission known as Apollo-Soyuz.

7. Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for ...

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   Video on social media showed the explosion and its aftermath as remains of the spacecraft are seen breaking up in what looks like a stunning meteor shower. Explosion not 1st during SpaceX testing

8. File:ASROC-splashdown-corrected.svg - Wikipedia

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9. Historic moon mission concludes with 'picture perfect ... - AOL

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   After a 26-day mission that took it on a historic journey around the moon, NASA’s next-generation Orion capsule has returned to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft had a "picture perfect splashdown ...