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It was a planned water landing. NASA did not have the ability to do a landing on solid ground.

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Where did john glenn land after orbiting the earth?

the Atlantic Ocean


Why did john glenn have to land in the ocean?

he had to


Were did john glenn land when he returned from space?

NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after circling the earth three times.


Where did John Glenn first land?

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.


Where did john glenn land when he came back from space?

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.


Where did john glenn land when he got done orbiting earth?

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.


Were did John Glenn land in the ocean after he orbited the Earth?

21°20′n 68°40′w


Where did John Glen land when he returned from space?

in the Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles southeast of the Bermuda.


Where did John Glenn land when he was the first person to orbit Earth?

He did a "splash down" in the ocean where a Navy ship picked him up.


Where did John Glenn land on the moon?

John Glenn did not land anywhere on the moon. He was the first American to orbit Earth, in 1962.


Did john glenn land on the moon?

no


What state has a a large hook of land jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean?

the large hook of land jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean is Massachusetts