Apollo capsule lands in Alamogordo

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The New Mexico Museum of Space History took delivery of an Apollo boilerplate capsule on Friday during a ceremony to mark its newly-attained status as a Smithsonian Affiliate. A full-scale command module, the steel spacecraft was used to train the Navy and Air Force on recovery operations for the three-seat capsule. Prior to landing in Alamogordo, the capsule sat outdoors at a science center in Ocala, Fla.

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