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[i]NASA offered historians and designers to help create displays for the museum, and the agency also agreed to donate an orange space suit and helmet like those worn by the Columbia astronauts. Though none of the wreckage from the orbiter was offered, each of the seven crew members' families offered items recovered from the downed spacecraft. Local leaders met with representatives from the Columbia crew families, seeking their input and approval and agreeing to add features such as a digital learning center. The final design included photo panels describing each of Columbia's 28 missions, including a large section on its last. One section focused on the massive recovery efforts and anguished memorial services after the shuttle broke apart more than 200,000 feet above Texas. The museum's final section was several rows of cabinets housing each Columbia crew members' donated memorabilia. Each astronaut's display case offers glimpses of their humor, their dedication and passion for exploration. Families donated everything from astronauts' favorite running shoes and hiking boots, to technical manuals, e-mails from space, favorite books and childhood photos. At the center of everything would be the 1/5th scale model of the orbiter.[/i]
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