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[i]Beginning around 8 a.m.[/i] [July 1], [i]a boilerplate Apollo module that was used for rescue drills during the 1960s and 1970s [/i][was moved][i] from Patrick Air Force Base to a refurbishment facility in Port Canaveral. The piece is on loan to the 920th Rescue Wing from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The boilerplate capsule, pictured above in an image provided by the Smithsonian,[/i] [rode][i] atop a flatbed truck along A1A through Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral on the way to Excell Coatings in Port Canaveral.[/i]
[i][b]Boilerplate, Command Module, Apollo, #1206[/b] This boilerplate, #1206, was used to train Department of Defense forces in recovery operation procedures associated with the Apollo Command Module. The 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) located at RAF Woodbridge, UK trained in recovery operations for the Apollo and Skylab programs. Only the external features of this boilerplate that were required for recovery training are representative of an actual Command Module. It weighs approximately 9000 lbs.[/i]
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