Question

What was the retro-package on John Glenn's space capsule designed to do? A. put the space capsule into orbit B. help the space capsule make a safe landing C. slow down the space capsule on its return to Earth D. turn the space capsule around once it was in orbit

Answer 1

I believe the answer is C.) Slow down the space capsule on it's return to Earth. On another website they stated Glenn had said,"there were flaming chunks of the retro-pack burning off and coming back by the window," Which had happened during re-entry. Let me know if this helped.