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This full-size replica of an Apollo capsule, designated BP-213, never flew in space or carried an astronaut, but it provided an important service to NASA. Boilerplate capsules like this had the same dimensions and weight distribution as a fully operational spacecraft, but were actually dummy objects. NASA and the U.S. Navy used it to practice ocean recovery during the 1960's.
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