splash down
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If all goes well, the craft will splash down about 40 minutes later in the Pacific Ocean, near San Diego.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Orion is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07 p.m. on Friday, April 10.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Axiom Space said the craft would splash down in the ocean off the coast of California and a vessel would then pick it up.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
I splash down the creek, climb to the bridge, and put on my moccasins.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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