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50 years on, an EPA time capsule at the Kennedy Space Center remains a mystery

WFAE | By Zachary Turner
Published June 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM CDT

For the Bicentennial in 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency buried a time capsule with the promise to open it this year. It's a promise the agency may not fulfill.

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Zachary Turner