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Decades before SpaceX, these splashdowns made waves

by JoAnna Wendel
A space shuttle crashing into the ocean with the help of two parachutes

On August 2, 2020, Space X’s Crew Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.

NASA/Bill Ingalls

This was America’s first ocean landing in 45 years.

NASA/Bill Ingalls
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