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===Crewed spacecraft=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Spacecraft ! Agency ! Landing date ! Coordinates ! Recovery ship ! Miss distance (km) ! Reference |- | 1 | ''[[Mercury-Redstone 3|Freedom 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | May 5, 1961 | {{coord|27|13.7|N|75|53|W|name=Freedom 7}} | {{USS|Lake Champlain|CV-39|6}} | {{convert|5.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} |<ref>Ezell (1988) p. 143</ref> |- | 2 | ''[[Mercury-Redstone 4|Liberty Bell 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | July 21, 1961 | {{coord|27|32|N|75|44|W|name=Liberty Bell 7}} | {{USS|Randolph|CV-15|6}} | {{convert|9.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} |<ref>Ezell (1988) p. 144</ref> |- | 3 | ''[[Mercury-Atlas 6|Friendship 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | February 20, 1962 | {{coord|21|26|N|68|41|W|name=Friendship 7}} | {{USS|Noa|DD-841|6}}<br>(USS ''Randolph''**) | 74 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 145</ref> |- | 4 | ''[[Mercury-Atlas 7|Aurora 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | May 24, 1962 | {{coord|19|27|N|63|59|W|name=Aurora 7}} | {{USS|John R. Pierce|DD-753|6}}<br>({{USS|Intrepid|CV-11|6}}**) | 400 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 146</ref> |- | 5 | ''[[Mercury-Atlas 8|Sigma 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | October 3, 1962 | {{coord|32|06|N|174|28|W|name=Sigma 7}} | {{USS|Kearsarge|CV-33|6}} | 7.4 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 147</ref> |- | 6 | ''[[Mercury-Atlas 9|Faith 7]]'' | [[NASA]] | May 16, 1963 | {{coord|27|20|N|176|26|W|name=Faith 7}} | USS ''Kearsarge'' | 8.1 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 148</ref> |- | 7 | [[Gemini 3]] | [[NASA]] | March 23, 1965 | {{coord|22|26|N|70|51|W|name=Gemini 3}} | USS ''Intrepid'' | 111 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 159</ref> |- | 8 | [[Gemini 4]] | [[NASA]] | June 7, 1965 | {{coord|27|44|N|74|11|W|name=Gemini 4}} | {{USS|Wasp|CV-18|6}} | 81 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 160</ref> |- | 9 | [[Gemini 5]] | [[NASA]] | August 29, 1965 | {{coord|29|44|N|69|45|W|name=Gemini 5}} | USS ''Lake Champlain'' | 270 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 161</ref> |- | 10 | [[Gemini 7]] | [[NASA]] | December 18, 1965 | {{coord|25|25|N|70|07|W|name=Gemini 7}} | USS ''Wasp'' | 12 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 162</ref> |- | 11 | [[Gemini 6A]] | [[NASA]] | December 16, 1965 | {{coord|23|35|N|67|50|W|name=Gemini 6A}} | USS ''Wasp'' | 13 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 163</ref> |- | 12 | [[Gemini 8]] | [[NASA]] | March 17, 1966 | {{coord|25|14|N|136|0|E|name=Gemini 8}} | {{USS|Leonard F. Mason|DD-852|6}}<br>({{USS|Boxer|LPH-4|6}}**) | 2 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 164</ref> |- | 13 | [[Gemini 9A]] | [[NASA]] | June 6, 1966 | {{coord|27|52|N|75|0|W|name=Gemini 9A}} | USS ''Wasp'' | 0.7 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 165</ref> |- | 14 | [[Gemini 10]] | [[NASA]] | July 21, 1966 | {{coord|26|45|N|71|57|W|name=Gemini 10}} | {{USS|Guadalcanal|LPH-7|6}} | 6 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 166</ref> |- | 15 | [[Gemini 11]] | [[NASA]] | September 15, 1966 | {{coord|24|15|N|70|0|W|name=Gemini 11}} | {{USS|Guam|LPH-9|6}} | 5 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 167</ref> |- | 16 | [[Gemini 12]] | [[NASA]] | November 15, 1966 | {{coord|24|35|N|69|57|W|name=Gemini 12}} | USS ''Wasp'' | 5 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 168</ref> |- | 17 | [[Apollo 7]] | [[NASA]] | October 22, 1968 | {{coord|27|32|N|64|04|W|name=Apollo 7}} | {{USS|Essex|CV-9|6}} | 3 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 188</ref> |- | 18 | [[Apollo 8]] | [[NASA]] | December 27, 1968 | {{coord|8|7.5|N|165|1.2|W|name=Apollo 8}} | {{USS|Yorktown|CV-10|6}} | 2 |<ref>Ezell, Volume II, p. 189</ref> |- | 19 | [[Apollo 9]] | [[NASA]] | March 13, 1969 | {{coord|23|15|N|67|56|W|name=Apollo 9}} | USS ''Guadalcanal'' | 5 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 83</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 58</ref> |- | 20 | [[Apollo 10]] | [[NASA]] | May 26, 1969 | {{coord|15|2|S|164|39|W|name=Apollo 10}} | {{USS|Princeton|LPH-5|6}} | 2.4 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 84</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 78</ref> |- | 21 | [[Apollo 11]] | [[NASA]] | July 24, 1969 | {{coord|13|19|N|169|9|W|name=Apollo 11}} | {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}} | 3.13 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 85</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 98</ref> |- | 22 | [[Apollo 12]] | [[NASA]] | November 24, 1969 | {{coord|15|47|S|165|9|W|name=Apollo 12}} | USS ''Hornet'' | 3.7 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 86</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 120</ref> |- | 23 | [[Apollo 13]] | [[NASA]] | April 17, 1970 | {{coord|21|38|S|165|22|W|name=Apollo 13}} | {{USS|Iwo Jima|LPH-2|6}} | 1.85 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 87</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 143</ref> |- | 24 | [[Apollo 14]] | [[NASA]] | February 9, 1971 | {{coord|27|1|S|172|39|W|name=Apollo 14}} | {{USS|New Orleans|LPH-11|6}} | 1.1 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 88</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 168</ref> |- | 25 | [[Apollo 15]] | [[NASA]] | August 7, 1971 | {{coord|26|7|N|158|8|W|name=Apollo 15}} | {{USS|Okinawa|LPH-3|6}} | 1.85 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 89</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 197</ref> |- | 26 | [[Apollo 16]] | [[NASA]] | April 27, 1972 | {{coord|0|43|S|156|13|W|name=Apollo 16}} | {{USS|Ticonderoga|CV-14|6}} | 0.55 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 91</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 225</ref> |- | 27 | [[Apollo 17]] | [[NASA]] | December 19, 1972 | {{coord|17|53|S|166|7|W|name=Apollo 17}} | USS ''Ticonderoga'' | 1.85 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 92</ref><ref>Orloff, p. 251</ref> |- | 28 | [[Skylab 2]] | [[NASA]] | June 22, 1973 | {{coord|24|45|N|127|2|W|name=Skylab 2}} | USS ''Ticonderoga'' | |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 104</ref> |- | 29 | [[Skylab 3]] | [[NASA]] | September 25, 1973 | {{coord|30|47|N|120|29|W|name=Skylab 3}} | USS ''New Orleans'' | |<ref name="Ezell, Volume III, p. 105">Ezell, Volume III, p. 105</ref> |- | 30 | [[Skylab 4]] | [[NASA]] | February 8, 1974 | {{coord|31|18|N|119|48|W|name=Skylab 4}} | USS ''New Orleans'' | |<ref name="Ezell, Volume III, p. 105"/> |- | 31 | [[Apollo–Soyuz Test Project|Apollo CSM-111]] | [[NASA]] | July 24, 1975 | {{coord|22|N|163|W|name=ASTP Apollo}} | USS ''New Orleans'' | 1.3 |<ref>Ezell, Volume III, p. 112</ref><ref>[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19780009147_1978009147.pdf "ASTP Apollo Miss Distance"], ''ASTP Summary Science Report - Mission Description'' p. 36, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214223755/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19780009147_1978009147.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19780009147_1978009147.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |date=2010-02-14 }}</ref> |- | 32 | [[Soyuz 23]] | [[Soviet space program|USSR]] | October 16, 1976 | [[Lake Tengiz]] | [[Mil Mi-8|Mi-8]] helicopter | |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-cosmonauts-land-in-l/171148700/ |title=Cosmonauts land in lake in snowstorm |newspaper=The Birmingham News |date=October 18, 1976 |agency=UPI |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- | 33 | [[Crew Dragon Demo-2]] | [[SpaceX]] | August 2, 2020 | {{coord|29|48|N|87|30|W|name=Crew Dragon Demo-2}} | ''[[GO Navigator]]'' | |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/science/spacex-nasa-return.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes |title=NASA Astronauts in SpaceX Capsule Make First Water Landing Since 1975 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 2, 2020}}</ref> |- | 33 | [[SpaceX Crew-1|Crew Dragon Crew-1]] | [[SpaceX]] | May 2, 2021 | {{coord|29|32|N|86|11|W|name=Crew Dragon Crew-1}} | ''GO Navigator'' | |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/os-bz-spacex-crew1-astronaut-splashdown-20210502-3ujhszbeejhxtbmb55lynkzcc4-story.html |title=SpaceX Dragon splashes down in Gulf of Mexico, bringing 4 astronauts home |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=May 2, 2021}}</ref> |- | 34 | [[Inspiration4]] | [[SpaceX]] | September 18, 2021 | | ''[[GO Searcher]]'' | |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/tech/spacex-inspiration4-splashdown-scn/index.html |title=SpaceX capsule returns four civilians from orbit, capping off first tourism mission |website=[[CNN|CNN.com]] |date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> |- | 35 | [[SpaceX Crew-2|Crew Dragon Crew-2]] | [[SpaceX]] | November 7, 2021 | | ''GO Navigator'' | | |- | 35 | [[Axiom Mission 1]] | [[SpaceX]] | April 25, 2022 | | ''[[Megan (ship)|Megan]]'' | | |- |36 |[[SpaceX Crew-3|Crew Dragon Crew-3]] |[[SpaceX]] |May 6, 2022 | |''[[Shannon (ship)|Shannon]]'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jackie Wattles |title=SpaceX's wildly busy year continues with astronaut splashdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/tech/spacex-crew-3-nasa-splashdown-scn/index.html |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=CNN}}</ref> |- |37 |[[SpaceX Crew-4|Crew Dragon Crew-4]] |[[SpaceX]] |October 14, 2022 | |''[[Megan (ship)|Megan]]'' | | |- |38 |[[SpaceX Crew-5|Crew Dragon Crew-5]] |[[SpaceX]] |March 11, 2023 | |''[[Shannon (ship)|Shannon]]'' | | |- |39 |[[Axiom Mission 2]] |[[SpaceX]] |May 31, 2023 | |''[[Megan (ship)|Megan]]'' | | |- |40 |[[Polaris Dawn]] |[[SpaceX]] |Sep 15, 2024 | | | | |}
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