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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 approximately 800 miles southeast of Bermuda after completing his Friendship 7 mission in 1962.
Soft landings were made in the Pacific Ocean when Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft returned home. The term "splashdown" was applied to the end of the ride. Surf the link to our friends at Wikipedia and check out the maps while snagging a few particulars.
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 approximately 800 miles southeast of Bermuda after completing his Friendship 7 mission in 1962.
Tuna is a fish it is mostly picked in the Atlantic ocean.
Soft landings were made in the Pacific Ocean when Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft returned home. The term "splashdown" was applied to the end of the ride. Surf the link to our friends at Wikipedia and check out the maps while snagging a few particulars.
The state of Maine is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic ocean
NASA astronaut John Glenn's February 20, 1962 flight splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after circling the earth three times.
the ocean that massachusetts borders is the atlantic ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
in the Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles southeast of the Bermuda.
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.