"Project Mercury Monument Survives"
This is a Cape Canaveral news story, published by Space, that relates primarily to Project Mercury Monument news.
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Mercury MonumentSpace
•At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?
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Project Mercury Monument located at the Cape Canaveral launch pad from where NASA astronauts first flew into Earth orbit was dedicated on Nov. 10, 1964 .
The monument is a 13-foot -tall ( 4 meters ) sculpture of the symbol for the planet Mercury with the number " 7 " at its center representing the nation's original seven astronauts.
Encased in the monument's concrete base is a time capsule containing technical reports, photos, recordings and other memorabilia related to Project Mercury .
Project Mercury Monument stands 2,200 feet ( 670 m) east of LC-14 , a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral .
The monument's bronze plaques are showing some surface-level patina damage.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum is today responsible for the care of the monument.
The museum is standing by to take an active role in securing it.
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