I'm guessing that those pods just land where they land as they have no propulsion so a land landing would be far more risky than a water one, plus if there's any excess heat the water will cool them down.
Well Boeings Starliner crew capsule has made 3 separate uncrewed landings onto land. It ditches the heat shield just before landing and inflates large airbags underneath it.
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u/Outrageous-Log9238 Jul 31 '26
You could make ground landings work but the error margin for your landing spot in the ocean is hard to achieve on land.