4/20: 1966 Time Capsule opening in Houston

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Topic: 4/20: 1966 Time Capsule opening in Houston

pokey
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From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 04-15-2016 03:00 PM

A time capsule sealed April 20, 1966 is being opened exactly 50 years later this upcoming Wednesday (April 20) at 10 a.m. Special speaker at the event is Milt Heflin.

Among other things in the capsule is a U.S. flag flown by Pete Conrad. The contents will go to Freeman Memorial Library, which was founded in memory of Theodore Freeman.

pokey
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From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 04-15-2016 05:53 PM

Besides the previously mentioned flown U.S. flag, other space contents are:

Charles Bassett's speech for the dedication of the Freeman Memorial Library
17 inch model of a space rocket
color photos of all astronauts as of 1966

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