Splashdown (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Splashdown" in English language version.

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adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14^th place; English: 9^th place)

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Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air entrapment and its effect on pressure impulses in the slamming of a flat disc on water". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 938 (4) A31. arXiv:2012.10137. Bibcode:2021JFM...928A..31J. doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.846.
Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air-cushioning effect and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability before the slamming of a disk on water". Physical Review Fluids. 6 (4) L042001. arXiv:2106.09551. Bibcode:2021PhRvF...6d2001J. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.L042001.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Verhagen, J.H.G (1967). "The Impact of a Flat Plate on a Water Surface". Journal of Ship Research. 11 (4): 211–223. doi:10.5957/jsr.1967.11.4.211.
Asryan, N.G. (1972). "Solid plate impact on surface of incompressible fluid in the presence of a gas layer between them". Izv. Akad. Nauk Arm. SSR Mekh.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air entrapment and its effect on pressure impulses in the slamming of a flat disc on water". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 938 (4) A31. arXiv:2012.10137. Bibcode:2021JFM...928A..31J. doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.846.
Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air-cushioning effect and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability before the slamming of a disk on water". Physical Review Fluids. 6 (4) L042001. arXiv:2106.09551. Bibcode:2021PhRvF...6d2001J. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.L042001.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Michael Cassutt (2007). Red Moon. Tom Doherty Associates. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4299-7172-0.
Brian Harvey (2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-387-73976-2.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

"SpaceX capsule returns four civilians from orbit, capping off first tourism mission". CNN.com. September 18, 2021.
Jackie Wattles (May 6, 2022). "SpaceX's wildly busy year continues with astronaut splashdown". CNN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

discovermagazine.com (Global: 3,982^nd place; English: 2,975^th place)

blogs.discovermagazine.com

"History is made as Dragon splashes down safely in the Pacific! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine". Blogs.discovermagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air entrapment and its effect on pressure impulses in the slamming of a flat disc on water". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 938 (4) A31. arXiv:2012.10137. Bibcode:2021JFM...928A..31J. doi:10.1017/jfm.2021.846.
Jain, U.; et al. (2021). "Air-cushioning effect and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability before the slamming of a disk on water". Physical Review Fluids. 6 (4) L042001. arXiv:2106.09551. Bibcode:2021PhRvF...6d2001J. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.L042001.
Verhagen, J.H.G (1967). "The Impact of a Flat Plate on a Water Surface". Journal of Ship Research. 11 (4): 211–223. doi:10.5957/jsr.1967.11.4.211.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Accidental Spacecraft Splashdown Which Almost Killed Its Crew". May 16, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
"AUDIT OF COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022.

homestead.com (Global: 6,352^nd place; English: 4,390^th place)

"USS Donner LSD20". Homestead.com. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

marinetraffic.com (Global: 7,452^nd place; English: 6,296^th place)

"American Island". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

nasa.gov (Global: 12^th place; English: 73^rd place)

nasa.gov

"Launch Services Program Launch Sites". NASA. May 14, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
"Carbon Dioxide (CO2) OCHMO-TB-004 Rev C" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
Mansfield, Cheryl L. (January 9, 2018). "Apollo-Saturn Unmanned Missions". NASA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
"Dragon Returns to Earth". NASA. October 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

ntrs.nasa.gov

"A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE REUSABILITY OF HARDWARE (REUSABLE ROCKET ENGINES" (PDF). NASA. pp. 4–5. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
"ASTP Apollo Miss Distance", ASTP Summary Science Report - Mission Description p. 36, Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
"Gemini 2 Distance traveled, Landing Point, Miss Distance", Manned Space Flight Network Performance Analysis for the GT-2 Mission; Pg V - Distance traveled, Page 21 - Landing Point, Miss Distance, (NASA X-552-65-204)

sse.jpl.nasa.gov

"Zond 5, Landing Point, Miss Distance" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NASA Solar System Exploration - Zond 5, Landing Point, Miss Distance.
"Zond 8, Landing Point" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NASA Solar System Exploration - Zond 8, Splashdown area.

oig.nasa.gov

"AUDIT OF COMMERCIAL RESUPPLY SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022.

solarsystem.nasa.gov

"Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: NASA Announces Key Decision For Next Deep Space Transportation System". Solarsystem.nasa.gov. May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

history.nasa.gov

"Big Joe Shot". nasa.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

nasaspaceflight.com (Global: 2,029^th place; English: 1,519^th place)

McRea, Aaron (October 10, 2024). "Dragon receives long-planned propulsive landing upgrade after years of development". Nasa Spaceflight. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
Gebhardt, Chris (July 8, 2012). "One year on – Review notes superb performance of STS-135's SRBs". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
Bergin, Chris (January 13, 2019). "CRS-16 Dragon returns to Earth following ISS departure". NASA Spaceflight. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

"Animals Survive 1,500-Mile Ride In Rocket Nose". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, Ontario. Associated Press. May 28, 1959.
"Man-In-Space Capsule To Be Closely Studied". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. December 20, 1960.
"Space Capsule Soars 107 Miles High". The Florence Times. Florence, Alabama. Associated Press. February 21, 1961.
"U.S. Robot Orbited, Returned". Meriden Journal. September 13, 1961.
"Capsule Trouble Forces Early Landing Of Craft". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. November 29, 1961.
"Titan 3 Gives Spectacular Space Show". Sarasota Journal. Sarasota, Florida. November 3, 1966.

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

"Cosmonauts land in lake in snowstorm". The Birmingham News. UPI. October 18, 1976 – via newspapers.com.
"Monkey Sent Aloft to Test Equipment for U.S. Astronauts". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. December 4, 1959. Retrieved October 18, 2025 – via newspapers.com.
"Chimp Survives Space Shot". The Journal Herald. February 1, 1961. Retrieved October 18, 2025 – via newspapers.com.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

"NASA Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule Make First Water Landing Since 1975". The New York Times. August 2, 2020.

orlandosentinel.com (Global: 798^th place; English: 405^th place)

"SpaceX Dragon splashes down in Gulf of Mexico, bringing 4 astronauts home". Orlando Sentinel. May 2, 2021.

spaceflightnow.com (Global: 2,331^st place; English: 1,828^th place)

Clark, Stephen (January 12, 2021). "Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida's west coast". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
"SpaceX brings home Dragon with 2,700 pounds of cargo". Spaceflightnow. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

spacex.com (Global: 5,295^th place; English: 4,831^st place)

""COTS 1 (SpaceX Dragon 1), Splashdown area"". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Coldewey, Devin (November 19, 2020). "Rocket Lab makes its first booster recovery after successful launch". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

theconversation.com (Global: 840^th place; English: 594^th place)

Tous, Marcos (June 28, 2024). "The science behind splashdown—aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back". The Conversation. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

uss-hornet.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Bob Fish. "Apollo 11 & 12 Recovery". USS Hornet Museum's website.

videocosmos.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Soyuz-23, Lands On A Frozen Lake". VideoCosmos. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Accidental Spacecraft Splashdown Which Almost Killed Its Crew". May 16, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
"Soyuz-23, Lands On A Frozen Lake". VideoCosmos. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
"Solar System Exploration: News & Events: News Archive: NASA Announces Key Decision For Next Deep Space Transportation System". Solarsystem.nasa.gov. May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
"ASTP Apollo Miss Distance", ASTP Summary Science Report - Mission Description p. 36, Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Mansfield, Cheryl L. (January 9, 2018). "Apollo-Saturn Unmanned Missions". NASA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
"Zond 5, Landing Point, Miss Distance" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NASA Solar System Exploration - Zond 5, Landing Point, Miss Distance.
"Zond 8, Landing Point" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, NASA Solar System Exploration - Zond 8, Splashdown area.
""COTS 1 (SpaceX Dragon 1), Splashdown area"". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010.
"History is made as Dragon splashes down safely in the Pacific! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine". Blogs.discovermagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
"Dragon Returns to Earth". NASA. October 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Accidental Spacecraft Splashdown Which Almost Killed Its Crew". May 16, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.

Splashdown (English Wikipedia)

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cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

discovermagazine.com (Global: 3,982nd place; English: 2,975th place)

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homestead.com (Global: 6,352nd place; English: 4,390th place)

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nasa.gov (Global: 12th place; English: 73rd place)