Friendship 7 Splashdown Site
The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft Friendship 7 returned John Glenn to Earth on February 20, 1962 after the first U.S. crewed orbital flight. NASA records the site at 21 degrees 26 minutes north, 68 degrees 41 minutes west; USS Noa recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
Identity
- Name
- Friendship 7 Splashdown Site
- Region
- NA
- Slug
- friendship-7-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Atlantic Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft Friendship 7 returned John Glenn to Earth on February 20, 1962 after the first U.S. crewed orbital flight. NASA records the site at 21 degrees 26 minutes north, 68 degrees 41 minutes west; USS Noa recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
- Established Year
- 1,962
- Latitude
- 21.433333
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Bermuda
- Longitude
- -68.683333
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:09:25 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:09:25 PM