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Splashdown

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method of landing a spacecraft, usually by parachute, in a body of water

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The last NASA craft splashdown was '75 but there have been plenty crew splashdowns, especially SpaceX.

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"water cushions the spacecraft enough that there is no need for a braking rocket to slow the final descent"

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