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John Glenn landed in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 800 miles southeast of Bermuda after completing his Friendship 7 mission in 1962.
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after circling the earth three times.
John Glenn landed in the Atlantic Ocean near Turks and Caicos after orbiting the Earth on February 20, 1962. He was picked up by a recovery ship, the USS Noa, shortly after splashing down in the ocean.
He did a "splash down" in the ocean where a Navy ship picked him up.
John Glenn landed in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth in his Friendship 7 spacecraft on February 20, 1962. He splashed down approximately 800 miles southeast of Bermuda.
John Glenn landed in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth on February 20, 1962. He splashed down near Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas.
in the Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles southeast of the Bermuda.
No, John Glenn did not land on the moon. He was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 but did not participate in any of the Apollo moon landing missions.
John Glenn landed in the Atlantic Ocean because his Friendship 7 spacecraft was designed to splash down in the ocean upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere, following his historic orbital flight in 1962. This was a common practice at the time for spacecraft returning from space missions.
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida and lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
John Glenn did not land on the moon. He was a NASA astronaut who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. The moon landing was achieved by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida and lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.