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Record 1 2011-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
DEF

The landing of a manned spacecraft in the ocean.

CONT

The last men of Skylab ... ended man's longest voyage through space ... in a flawless Pacific Ocean splash down.

PHR

Splashdown shock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
CONT

Prend fin dans le Pacifique [...] la plus longue mission spatiale de l'histoire. La météorologie prévoyait que le temps serait beau dans le secteur de l'amerrissage.

PHR

Choc à l'amerrissage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronáutica
DEF

Toma de contacto de un vehículo espacial [...] con el agua.

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Record 2 2009-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The first manned flight of the command module was Apollo 7, which splashed down at 7:10 A.M. after 260 hours in space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
CONT

Après un vol de 147 heures dans l'espace, l'astronef amerrit avec une précision remarquable.

Spanish

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