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Platapus · 02-20-12, 10:08 AM

Down in Richmond, South Virginia there is a museum with a mock up of the Mercury capsule that you can climb in... or at least try to climb in.

There was a reason there was a height restriction on Mercury astronauts.

nikimcbee · 02-20-12, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Down in Richmond, South Virginia there is a museum with a mock up of the Mercury capsule that you can climb in... or at least try to climb in.

There was a reason there was a height restriction on Mercury astronauts.

I believe the Boeing Museum also has a capsule you can climb in. Man that must have been one hellavah ride!

02-20-12, 10:08 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,427 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Down in Richmond, South Virginia there is a museum with a mock up of the Mercury capsule that you can climb in... or at least try to climb in. There was a reason there was a height restriction on Mercury astronauts. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.