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[i]"Our big job as conservators right now is to figure out, if we are going to put it back on display permanently, what could be happening to it in 50 years," says [conservator Lisa] Young, who wants to prevent future deterioration. Inside the capsule, for example, the adhesives used to stick Velcro to the walls are becoming more crumbly and losing elasticity. "So it's starting to have things pop off," says Young. "We want to go back in and make sure that all the adhesives remain stable." ...and then there's the dust. Young holds a vacuum near the spacecraft's charred heat shield and uses a small paintbrush to gently sweep off dust. "You actually just want to loosen the dust so it becomes airborne and goes into the vacuum," she explains. She expects to spend about a month just cleaning the surfaces. "I'll probably be doing a little bit more on the top where we do corrosion removal and fabric repair," says Young.[/i]
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