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the only landing where the ocean catches you before the cameras do
navy escortWarships once raced to recover capsules and crews
apollo legacyAll early US astronauts came home wet, not dry
shuttle skipped itShuttles landed on runways for thirty years
spacex revivalCrew Dragon brought splashdowns back in 2020
helicopter daysChoppers plucked floating astronauts straight from the waves