Думаю, вы уже слышали новости о том, что астронавты SpaceX вернулись на Землю. Почему-то считается, что говорить о космосе, космических экспедициях и ракетах на английском — тяжело, нужно знать какой-то особый вокабуляр. 🤔🤷‍♀️Посмотрите каким простым языком написана эта статья:

Splashdown! SpaceX And NASA Astronauts Make History

Two NASA astronauts are back on Earth after their space capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Pensacola.

The last time any NASA astronauts came home by splashing down was in 1975 — and back then, they were in an Apollo space vehicle. This time, the astronauts were in a white, bell-shaped capsule owned by SpaceX.
The success of their test flight, to the International Space Station and back, is a milestone for SpaceX, the first private company to send people to the outpost.

The company has been taking cargo to and from the station for years. This flight with people on board was the final test for SpaceX's crew system to be certified by NASA as "operational" for future astronaut missions.

That means the U.S. once again has its own ability to put people in orbit and return them safely. Since retiring its space shuttles in 2011, NASA has had to buy seats for its astronauts on Russian spaceships, but NASA can now rely on an American space taxi that takes off from Florida.

"This was a great day for NASA and a great day for the United States of America. We are entering a new era of human spaceflight where NASA is no longer the purchaser, owner, and operator of all of the hardware. We are going to be a customer — one customer of many customers in a very robust commercial marketplace for human spaceflight to low Earth orbit."

NEW WORS:
🚀splash down — совершать посадку на воду
🚀space vehicle — космический летательный аппарат
🚀bell-shaped — колоколообразный
🚀milestone — веха, этап
🚀outpost — отдалённое поселение (здесь имеется в виду МКС)
🚀cargo — груз
🚀take off — взлетать, подниматься
🚀robust — крепкий, сильный

🛸Прочитать полную статью или послушать 2-х минутное аудио к ней, проверив себя (получится ли все понять?), можно здесь:
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/02/898330964/splashdown-spacex-and-nasa-astronauts-make-history

А здесь видео их приземления:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-l6f4wcv2I