Monday, October 01, 2007
Rescued from the Atlantic
Remember how the hatch on Grissom’s capsule exploded? The capsule sat on the ocean floor for almost 38 years! It was 15,000 feet deep. That is deeper than the Titanic sat. In July of 1999 they finally recovered the Liberty Bell 7 from the Atlantic. Scientists from the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center helped repair and clean the capsule. They took apart 26,000 parts to clean them. Then put it back together. Talk about your all-time repair project! You can see the Liberty Bell 7 on display at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas.
