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Definition of Splashdown
1. Noun. A landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight.
Definition of Splashdown
1. Noun. The landing of a space capsule on water (which causes a splash as it comes down). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splashdown
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splashdown
Literary usage of Splashdown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The BBC Natural History Unit's Wildlife Specials by Keith Scholey, David Attenborough, B.B.C.Natural History Unit (1997)
"ANDY BYATT began work with the Natural History Unit in 1989 as a safety diver
for Die Natural World: splashdown. That experience led to production work as a ..."
2. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"To cope with the extreme weather on the northern Great Plains (winter cold and
summer heat), locals seek relief at the splashdown Dakota water park, ..."
3. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"... the launch vehicle and spacecraft, planners then prepared the "reference
trajectory," a detailed description of the mission from liftoff to splashdown. ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Marci jumped a foot out of the water, and her splashdown sent watery ripples
rebounding off the cavern walls. ..."
5. The Pacific by Ranginui Walker, William M. Sutherland (1988)
"... tested in the South Pacific splashed down well north of Fiji on 18 May 1980,
and an 18-ship task force was deployed there to monitor the splashdown. ..."
6. Space Flight: The First Thirty Years (1993)
"They were still nauseated after splashdown, as well as disappointed: Scott had
missed out on a planned space-walk. Gemini IX June 3-6, 1966 Crew: Thomas P. ..."
7. High Frontier: The U.S. Air Force and the Military Space Program by Curtis Peebles (1998)
"The Gemini, released during the ascent, made a suborbital splashdown near Ascension
Island in the Atlantic. The hatch came through the fires of reentry ..."
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