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Splashdown Landings : ISS

Kumari Sonali

Splashdown Landings : ISS

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew returned safely after a 20-hour journey from the International Space Station (ISS), splashing down in the Pacific Ocean aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft.Splashdown is a space capsule landing method in which the spacecraft touches down on a water surface, typically the ocean, using parachutes and buoyancy systems. Capsules like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and ISRO’s upcoming Gaganyaan module are designed for sea recovery operations.

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