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259 Splashdown (spacecraft Landing) Images and Stock Photos

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The Apollo 16 spacecraft carrying astronauts John Young, Thomas K Mattingly II, and Charles M. Duke Jr descended to a safe splashdown in the Pacific...

Apollo 16 Mission

An infographic titled "Artemis II" created in Ankara, Turkiye on April 2, 2026. First crewed test flight to the Moon since Apollo.

The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 7th August 1971.

The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 1971.Artist: NASA

Recovery of command module 'Columbia' in the Pacific Ocean, Apollo II mission, 24 July 1969. US Navy divers assist in retrieving the astronauts from...

Recovery Of Command Module Columbia In The Pacific Ocean,

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

Astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, talk with NASA Flight Surgeon...

Artemis II crew return to Earth after conducting farthest space journey in history

Endeavour Nears Splashdown, 1971. The Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavour", with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin...

Endeavour Nears Splashdown

Navy swimmers fasten a floatation collar around the Apollo 13 capsule as it floats after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Aboard are James Lovell,...

Apollo 13 Capsule

Apollo 17 splashdown, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module "America", with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and...

Apollo 17 Splashdown

Person watches a broadcast of the Artemis II splashdown on a mobile phone in Guwahati, India, on April 11, 2026. NASA's Orion spacecraft, carrying...

Artemis II Splashdown

In the Pacific Ocean: After attaching flotation collar around capsule, U.S. Navy frogmen get set to help Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad, Alan...

Navy Frogman Climbing onto the Lunar Module

People celebrate watching a live broadcast during splashdown at an Artemis II splashdown watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center on April...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

Astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60...

Artemis II crew return to Earth after conducting farthest space journey in history

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

S SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off...

Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

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Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist is assisted off the flight deck after arriving...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

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The Apollo 16 Command Module approaching touchdown in the central Pacific Ocean.

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Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

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Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

The SpaceX Starship launches during its fourth flight test from Boca Chica beach on June 06, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. During the fourth flight...

SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Launches In Texas

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

Astronaut Eugene Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 lunar mission, is welcomed back to Earth by a US Navy Pararescueman, after splashdown in the...

In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration , SpaceXs Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth with a parachute-assisted...

SpaceX: The Privately Funded Aerospace Company Founded By Elon Musk

An attendee wears NASA pins while watching a live broadcast after splashdown during an Artemis II splashdown party at the Columbia Memorial Space...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

People celebrate during a live broadcast as crew members are recovered from the Orion spacecraft after splashdown during an Artemis II splashdown...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

People celebrate as the Artemis II mission concludes with a successful splashdown during a watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center on April...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

People watch a live broadcast of the Artemis II mission's successful splashdown during a watch party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center on April...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist is assisted off the flight deck after arriving...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

S SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown - NASA astronaut Kayla Barron is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX Shannon...

Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - NASA astronaut Kayla Barron is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX Shannon recovery ship after she and NASA astronauts landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the c

Apollo 11 spacecraft floats in the Pacific after successful splashdown, as frogmen prepare to open hatch and remove astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz...

US Navy Helicopter Retrieving Astronauts

Astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60...

Artemis II crew return to Earth after conducting farthest space journey in history

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is seen sitting in a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist is seen sitting in a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

View of the crew of NASA's Apollo 13 mission step, from a helicopter, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, following their splashdown and recovery in the South...

Apollo 13 Astronauts Aboard The USS Iwo Jima

S SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off...

Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

S SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off...

Reportage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Splashdown (May 2022) - Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022

The SpaceX Starship launches during its fourth flight test from Boca Chica beach on June 06, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. During the fourth flight...

SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Launches In Texas

The sun sets behind the SpaceX Starship ahead of its fourth flight test at Boca Chica beach on June 05, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. With each launch,...

SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Launches In Texas

The sun sets behind the SpaceX Starship ahead of its fourth flight test at Boca Chica beach on June 05, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. With each launch,...

SpaceX Starship Rocket Test Flight Launches In Texas

The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Splashdown - The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is lifted onto the GO Navigator recovery ship after it landed ca. 2021

In this handout image from NASA, Manager, NASA ISS Transportation Integration Office, Bill Spetch and NASA astronaut representative Joe Acaba watch...

NASAs SpaceX Crew-1 Pre-Splashdown

Astronaut Thomas P Stafford and Eugene Cernan are helped by two Navy recovery frogmen as they exit the Gemini 9 capsule upon splashdown, the Atlantic...

Stafford & Cernan Exit Gemini 9

Space exploration, American Apollo program, manned mission APOLLO 13, Mission Control Center in Houston: Three of the four Apollo 13 Flight Directors...

Space exploration, American Apollo program, manned mission APOLLO 13, Mission Control Center in Houston: Three of the four Apollo 13 Flight Directors applaud the successful splashdown of the Command Module "Odyssey" while Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Direc

American astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jnr shortly after his splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. Shepard's 15-minute sub-orbital flight to an...

Shepard Returns

An attendee wears an Artemis II shirt while watching a live broadcast after splashdown during an Artemis II splashdown watch party at the Columbia...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

People react during a live broadcast as crew members are recovered from the Orion spacecraft after splashdown during an Artemis II splashdown party...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

People watch a live broadcast before splashdown during an Artemis II splashdown party at the Columbia Memorial Space Center on April 10, 2026 in...

Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Held At The Columbia Memorial Space Center

Artemis II NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot, is seen after being flown from USS John P. Murtha to Naval Air Station North Island on Navy MH-60...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

People at the San Diego Air & Space Museum watch party follow live coverage of the Artemis ll crew splashdown and crew recovery in San Diego,...

San Diego Air and Space Museum hosts the Artemis II splashdown watch party

Astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P. Murtha after she and fellow...

Artemis II crew return to Earth after conducting farthest space journey in history

Visitors attend the Artemis II Splashdown Family PJ Night Watch Party event at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in San Diego, California, United...

San Diego Air and Space Museum hosts the Artemis II splashdown watch party

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA's Orion spacecraft is seen as the agency's Landing and Recovery team, along with U.S. Navy personnel...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John...

Artemis II Moon Mission: Recovery