• Spacecraft in display case
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    Liberty Bell 7 on display in the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. At the left end of the spacecraft is the landing bag that dropped down before splashdown to cushion the impact. The beryllium heatshield attached to the bag had dissolved in seawater while sitting on the ocean floor for 38 years. Image courtesy of the Cosmosphere.

  • Spacecraft in display case

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