Whether you are stalking red drum, bonefish, snook, seatrout, permit or tarpon, soft
splashdowns are a must.
McPartlin and his team spent the days leading up to
splashdown at a nondescript location training for their mission to recover the astronauts.
But the Orion team -- spread across the country and out in the ocean -- is hoping that Friday's triumphant
splashdown will pick up the momentum.
Dragon is scheduled to depart the space station May 18 for a
splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, bringing from the space station nearly 3,500 pounds of science, hardware, crew supplies and spacewalk tools.
Carpenter, who lost radio contact with NASA controllers during his pioneering space flight and was found in the ocean 250 miles from the targeted
splashdown site, went on to explore the ocean floor in later years.
SPLASHDOWN: Motorists try to negotiate Castle Road in Kenilworth
Richie Sandig smiles when I tell him about Bondy's take on the
splashdown technique.
The victors also clinched the championship trophy and 10
Splashdown passes that allow them access to the Water Park for the rest of the 2011 season.
"There will no
splashdown in Salthouse Dock!" It's just as well the yellow duck shooting season is closed.
From liftoff to
splashdown, this is the story of an incredible journey--the story of the Apollo missions to the moon.