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=== Landing and recovery ===
The [[Project Mercury|Mercury]], [[Project Gemini|Gemini]], and [[Apollo command module|Apollo]] capsules [[Splashdown|splashed down]] in the sea. These capsules were designed to land at relatively low speeds with the help of a parachute. Soviet/Russian capsules for [[Soyuz (spacecraft)|Soyuz]] make use of a big parachute and braking rockets to touch down on land. [[Spaceplane]]s like the [[Space Shuttle]] land like a [[Glider (aircraft)|glider]].

After a successful landing, the spacecraft, its occupants, and cargo can be recovered. In some cases, recovery has occurred before landing: while a spacecraft is still descending on its parachute, it can be snagged by a specially designed aircraft. This [[mid-air retrieval]] technique was used to recover the film canisters from the [[Corona (satellite)|Corona]] spy satellites.