as it heads for a parachute-assisted
splashdown around 4:21 p.m.
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Splashdown 17:51 Apollo 11 comes back to Earth eight days, three hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds after its launch with a Pacific
splashdown 800 nautical miles south-west of Hawaii and 12 miles from the recovery ship, the USS Hornet.
When casting out, I try to follow the lure's flight with the rod tip then slowing and stopping the lure's flight before
splashdown to keep the braid tight.
The incident echoed a 2009
splashdown in New York's Hudson River, when passengers climbed out on to the wings.
Coatbridge bunny The town's Jimmy Howe donned a pair of rabbit ears for a laugh Say cheese Five-year-old Sophie enjoyed time at the park Swanning around Mylie, 2, and big cousin Leah, 10, in Summerlee Play time Aria Wright, six months, on her day out at Ayr beach
Splashdown Harry Baxter leaps towards the cool water in his paddling pool Holiday weekend heatwave Dip debut Kain Gilmartin, eight months, during his first visit to the beach in Burntisland Monklands was blessed with temperatures higher than 20 degrees during the recent holiday weekend and families certainly made the most of the good weather.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine hailed the
splashdown, saying it "marked another milestone in a new era of human spaceflight." (end) rsr.ibi
And will the system guide Dragon 2 to the right location and
splashdown safely?" he asked.
Dragon will remain at the space station until Friday, when it undocks and aims for a
splashdown off the coast of Florida.
It will spend five days docked to the orbiting outpost, before making a
splashdown in the Atlantic next Friday - all vital training for the next space demo, possibly this summer, when two astronauts will strap in.
It will spend five days docked to the orbiting outpost, before making a retro-style
splashdown in the Atlantic next Friday -- all vital training for the next space demo, possibly this summer, when two astronauts strap in.