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Originally Posted by sharkbit
The museum is also home of the Libert Bell 7(??)-the Mercury capsule that sank in the Pacific before they could recover it after the hatch "just blew" after Gus Grissom's flight. I remember quite a few years ago when they found it, recovered it, and the museum restored it.
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The Liberty Bell 7 was lost in the Atlantic, not the Pacific. They didn't recover the hatch, which could have finally put to rest the question of why the hatch blew early.