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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 5:10 PM EDT

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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.