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Historic photos provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

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Historic photos provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

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Historic photos provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

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Historic photos provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

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Patti Carey enters the Theatre of the Skies in this 1962 photo provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Spaece Center.

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Historic photos provided by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center.

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Max Ary, president and CEO of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center hoses down the Mercury space capsule Liberty Bell 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at Port Canaveral, Fla., after the recovered craft was brought to shore by a salvage team financed by the Discovery Channel. The capsule, rested three miles down at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since it had been lost July 21, 1961 after the succesful 16-minute suborbital flight of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, will be transported to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., where it will be restored and put on display.

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James Hayes, an employee with the Cosmosphere's Space Works divsion, pokes his head out of the Apollo 13 Space Capusule to examine the capusule's fragile exterior. The Apollo 13 is wrapped in a plastic bubble or canopy during the restoration process. It will be on display in the cosmosphere when remodeling is completed this spring. (Dec. 22, 1996)

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Greg Buckingham, restoration specialist for the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, talks about the restoration process that the Liberty Bell 7 will undergo at the space museum Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 8, 1999, in Hutchinson, Kan. In his hand he holds an altimeter. The Liberty Bell 7, Gus Grissom's Mercury spacecraft that sank off the coast of Florida in 1961, was recovered on July 20, 1999. It had rested on the ocean floor more than 16,000 feet below sea level for 38 years.

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David Seck, left, and Mike Schmidt explain their studies on airplane speed at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center where a group from Elderhostel was visiting. The two are students in the Cosmosphere Academy. (Oct. 28, 1998)

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Moon rock at the Kansas Cosmosphere that the Apollo 11 crew brought back to Earth. (July 14, 1994)

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Paul Sapp, 58, of Phoenix, right, and Pat Anderson, 81, of Seattle, practice a shuttle mission prior to completing a successful FALCON mission Thursday afternoon during the Elderhostel Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Aug. 26, 1999)

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Max Ary, president of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, talks about the restoration process involved that the Liberty Bell 7 will undergo at the space museum Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 8, 1999, in Hutchinson, Kan. The Liberty Bell, Gus Grissom's Mercury spacecraft that sank off the coast of Florida in 1961, was recovered on July 20. It had rested on the ocean floor more than 16,000 feet below sea level for 38 years.

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A space suit, a Russian steering engine, center, and a flight jacket wore by Chuck Yeager were on display as Max Ary, president of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, conducts a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 23, 1998, in Hutchinson, Kan. Ary announced that the space museum has become an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.The announcement opens the door for more cooperative projects to ensure the long-term care of historic space artifacts. (Dec. 23, 1998)

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Sean Crow, an employee of the Cosmosphere's Space Works division, sits inside the Apollo 13 Space Capsule and examines the contents prior to the start of the restoration process. (Dec. 22, 1996)

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Deloris Kotowicz, 69, of Las Vegas, Nev., grimaces while riding the 3 axis Thursday afternoon during the Elderhostel Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. The 3 axis gives the space camper the feeling of disorientation, such as when an aircraft is spinning out of control. (Aug. 26, 1999)

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Bob Martin, an employee with the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Space Works, takes measurements of an Apollo Lunar Module cockpit Tuesday, May 31, 1994, in Hutchinson, Kan. Space Works recently finalized a contract with movie producer Ron Howard to build props and offer technical assistance in an upcoming movie.

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Karen Siebert, marketing coordinator for the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, holds the gloves Neil Armstrong wore while walking on the moon in July 1969. In the background is a display recreating his walk on the and planting the U.S. flag on the lunar surface July 20, 1969. (July 14, 1999)

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The Apollo 13 will soon undergo a restoration process at the Cosmosphere's Space Works division in Hutchinson. Because of the fragile condition of the exterior it is kept wrapped up in a plastic canopy during the restoration process. (Dec. 22, 1996)

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NASA astronaut Dr. Steve Hawley stands in front of a large photo of the space shuttle Columbia while talking about his life as an astronaut during his visit to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. (Sep. 26, 1999)

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Jeff Smith, an employee with the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, climbs to the top of the SR-71A Blackbird to remove the plastic material from the tail section Tuesday. The plane was being uncovered so that remodeling work, such as new carpet, can be completed by March. The plane is 107 ft, 5 inches long and the wing span is 55 ft., 7 inches wide. It's maximum speed at 78,740 ft. is 2,000 mph. (Dec. 17, 1996)

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John Glass, exhibit coordinator at the Cosmosphere, stands near a X15 plane he is restoring for display. Glass will be in charge of the restoration of the Liberty Bell. (July 20, 1999)

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Jeff Ollenburger, marketing coordinator for the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, examines a Vostok, which is a Russian one-man space capsule, Friday afternoon, Jan. 3, 1997, in Hutchinson, Kan. The capsule will be part of a Russian display once the space center completes a $13.5 million expansion and renovation this spring. (Jan. 3, 1997)

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NASA astronaut Dr. Steve Hawley presents Gov. Bill Graves with mementos from one of his shuttle missions during his visit to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson Monday. (Sep. 26, 1999)

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Jeff Smith, an employee with the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, removes part of a plastic wrap to reveal the front part of the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird Tuesday afternoon in Hutchinson. The plane will be showcased in the space center's new lobby when remodeling is completed in March. (Dec. 17, 1996)

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Against the backdrop of the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Ks. with its Titan II rocket on the left and the Mercury Redstone on the right, Ken and Sheryl Nisly-Nagele along with their children Elizabeth, 4, (2nd to left) and Daniel, 3 (2nd to right), and a cousin, Matt, 5, (center) watch workers from the Cosmosphere lift the Liberty Bell from a truck. The Nisly-Nagele family is from Cincinnati, Ohio. (July 26, 1999)

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Justin Cole, 9, and his father, Mark Cole, both of Wichita, Kan., look over a display of NASA space suits while touring the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Friday, Jan. 3, 1997, in Hutchinson, Kan. This spring, the space center will complete a $13.5 million expansion and renovation. (Jan. 3, 1997)

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NASA astronaut Dr. Steve Hawley talks during his visit to the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson Monday. While there Hawley toured the facility and presented Gov. Bill Graves with mementos from one of shuttle missions. (Sep. 26, 1999)

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Jeff Smith, an employee with the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, slides down the nose of the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird Tuesday afternoon after removing a plastic wrap used to protect the plane during remodeling. (Dec. 17, 1996)

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The Liberty Bell 7 is lowered into the Kansas Cosmosphere where it will be restored. The Liberty Bell 7 was recovered from the Atlantic ocean last week after setting on the bottom ocean for over 30 years. At right, is the 100-ft tall Titan II Rocket. (July 26, 1999)

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Wendy Johnson, vice president of marketing at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, stands near the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird Friday, Jan. 3, 1997, in Hutchinson, Kan., while talking about the $13.5 million expansion and renovation project that will be completed this spring. The Blackbird will be the centerpiece of the space center's new lobby and entrance. In the background is a full-scale model of a space shuttle. (Jan. 3, 1997)

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Todd Barber, a Wichita native who is an engineer with the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, talks about his work on the Galileo mission to Jupiter while visiting a class at the Cosmosphere Academy in Hutchinson. (Oct. 29, 1999)

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Construction workers in the lobby of the Kansas Cosmosphere addition, with the SR 71 Blackhawk replica hanging overhead and a portion of the space shuttle built into the wall on the right. (Nov. 26, 1996)

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Kansas Cosmosphere founder Patty Carey, right, shares a laugh with Frank Huntsman, both of Hutchinson, as the two watched the arrival of the Liberty Bell Monday morning.

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Restoration specialist Greg 'Buck' Buckingham uses a pick to remove some of the debris from a cabin ventilator while working on restoring the Liberty Bell 7 at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Nov. 2, 1999)

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Steve Arnold displays a slice of the Zagami Rock, a Martian meteorite that is now in display at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. The meteorite fell in Nigeria in 1962. Arnold is director of the American Meteorite Institute which owns the rock. (Nov. 13, 1996)

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Charles Satterfield, 60, of Houston, Texas., right, and Dennis Creamer, 66, of Panama City Beach, Florida, man the controls in mission control during a Falcon Mission Thursday afternoon during the Elderhostel Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Aug. 26, 1999)

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A group from Jardine Junior Academy in Wichita views displays on a tour of the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Apr. 3, 1997)

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Restoration specialist Greg 'Buck' Buckingham uses a cutter to cut into the titanium Liberty Bell 7 capsule while preparing to remove the bottom 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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Counselor Audrey Fischer helps Daniel House of Colorado Springs, Colo., into a space suit at the Future Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. (July 2, 1996)

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Deloris Kotowicz, 69, of Las Vegas, Nev., laughs while trying on a space shuttle astronaut space suit Thursday afternoon during the Elderhostel Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. (Aug. 26, 1999)

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Jamie Jeffries of Space Works removes the clear plastic covers on a V-2 rocket in a display with a V-1 rocket, right, at the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Mar. 4, 1997)

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John Glenn's autograph on a postcard in the collection at the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Oct. 24, 1998)

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Brandy Broce of Greeley, KS., looks for help from counselor Hal Dick (right) as she prepares to "fly" the Link Shuttle Trainer during theFuture Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. (July 2, 1996)

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Jamie Jeffries of Space Works attaches a tip on the nose piece of the V-2 rocket at the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Mar. 4, 1997)

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Guenter Wendt, left, and Lowell Grissom chat beside the the Mercury space capsule Liberty Bell 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at Port Canaveral, Fla., after the recovered craft was brought to shore by a salvage team financed by the Discovery Channel. Grissom is the brother of Virgil "Gus" Grissom who flew in the craft and Wendt, the former pad leader for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, was the last person to see Grissom before the capsule was launched into space. The capsule, which had lain three miles down at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since it had been lost July 21, 1961 after the succesfull 16-minute suborbital flight of Gus Grissom, will be transported to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., where it will be restored and put on display.

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Dr. Randy Chambers was in charge of the physical training program to prepare John Glenn for his first trip to space back in 1962. Here he poses with an original Mercury space suit at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson that he worked to develop. (Oct. 22, 1998)

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Jonathan Berry of Rolla, KS. flips upside down on the three-axis trainer during the Future Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson . (Juy 2, 1996)

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Spaceworks worker Darell Ranzau works on a replica of the lunar module at the Kansas Cosmosphere. (Nov. 26, 1996)

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Members of the media surround the Mercury space capsule Liberty Bell 7 Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at Port Canaveral, Fla., after the recovered craft was brought to shore by a salvage team financed by the Discovery Channel. The capsule, which had lain three miles down at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since it had been lost July 21, 1961 after the succesful 16-minute suborbital flight of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, will be transported to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., where it will be restored and put on display.

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