SpeedrooHow fast does a capsule hit the ocean at splashdown?
18 mphAbout 29 km/h · Run
Under its main parachutes, NASA's Orion capsule splashes down at under 20 mph (32 km/h).
That's about 52% of a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🪂18 mph
⛵the Mayflower
By speed: a capsule splashdown is about 9.7× faster than the Mayflower.
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