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An indecipherable diagram and the German spelled word 'Krematorium' were found drawn on in the skin of the WWII vintage German V2 rocket Kansas Cosmosphere restoration technicians are restoring for the Air Force Museum. (Oct. 22, 2001)

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Kansas astronaut Ron Evans attempts to retrieve science experiments located in the scientific instrument module Bay of the Apollo Service Module as the crew made its way back to earth. Evans wore the spacesuit during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission and he was the command module pilot. The spacesuit is only 1 of 2 complete Apollo-era spacesuits on display. Despite efforts to protest and preserve the spacesuits, many of them are crumbling away. (Dec. 14, 2000)

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A visitor to the International Space Station exhibit at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson looks at an exhibit in one of the two modules on display. (Mar. 27, 2001)

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Restoration specialist Greg 'Buck' Buckingham works inside the cramped Liberty Bell 7 capsule while removing various parts during the restoration process at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. The spacecraft sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1961, which was piloted by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. (Nov/ 19, 1999)

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Max Ary, director of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, will travel to Colorado first part of April to accept a national educational award. (Mar. 31, 2000)

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Bullet or shrapnel holes were found in the skin of the WWII vintage German V2 rocket Kansas Cosmosphere restoration technicians are restoring for the Air Force Museum.( Oct. 23, 2001.)

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Carol Fiore smiles while sitting inside the space shuttle simulator Wednesday morning at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. Just last summer, Carole sat inside this simulator with Eric and she talked about how much he loved the comosphere. "I couldn't get him out of here," Carole said of her husband's visit to the simulator. Carole, widow of test pilot Eric Fiore, announced the establishment of a memorial fund in her husband's honor. It will provide an annual scholarship for a student from Sedgwick County to attend the Future Astronaunt Training Program. (Feb. 28, 2001)

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Sandy Rempel of Hutchinson zips up her daughter Emily, age 7, in a sleeping bag like the International Space Station astronauts use. (Mar. 27, 2001)

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Restoration specialist Greg 'Buck' Buckingham works inside the cramped Liberty Bell 7 capsule while removing various parts during the restoration process at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. The spacecraft sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1961, which was piloted by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. (Nov. 19, 1999)

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Cosmosphere restoration workers reattach the bulkhead to the Liberty Bell 7 Tuesday. (Mar. 8, 2000)

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This photo of a V2 rocket in the Nazi rocketry section of the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson along with a restored V2. The restoration technicians of the Cosmospher are restoring another one of the WWII vintage German V2 rocket for the Air Force Museum.

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A small group of teenagers sit underneath the SR71 Blackbird at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Jan. 24, 2001)

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Garrett Rempel, age 11 of Hutchinson, works at one of the exhibits at the International Space Station exhibit at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. (Mar. 27, 2001)

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Daran Slack, an employee of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, removes the debries from one of the 27,000 pieces removed from the Liberty Bell 7. The public has the opportunity to view the restoration process in a viewing area at the museum. The spacecraft sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1961, which was piloted by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. (Nov. 19, 1999)

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Cosmosphere restoration worker Randy Dill peers out of the cramped interior of the Liberty Bell 7 while helping to reattach the bulkhead Tuesday. (Mar. 8, 2000)

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Dale Capps, a restoration technician for the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, shows off a section of a WWII vintage German V2 rocket he and other Cosmosphere workers are restoring for the Air Force Museum. (Oct. 22, 2001)

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Jim Remar, curator for the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, examines the multilayers of a space suit. Despite efforts to protect and preserve the spacesuits, many of them are crumbling away.( Dec. 14, 2000)

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Danielle Fesler and her grandmother Shelia Doxon, right, both of Hutchinson exit the International Space Station exhibit at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. (Mar. 27, 2001.)

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Restoration specialist Greg 'Buck' Buckingham works inside the cramped Liberty Bell 7 capsule while removing various parts during the restoration process at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. He is using a vacuum cleaner to suck up all loose pieces. Every item that is removed from the capsule is saved, including dust, and placed in containers.The spacecraft sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 1961, which was piloted by Virgil 'Gus' Grissom. (Nov. 19, 1999)

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The control panel and interior of the Liberty Bell 7. (Mar. 8, 2000)

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