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View of the spacecraft's Earth Landing System.

Note that the line from parachute was attached to the sea recovery sling (the heavy, white, cloth-covered line at center top). The current curator has remedied this issue.

 
Apollo 16 (Davidson Center) Earth landing system at U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Time picture taken Fri Jul 2 14:47:44 2010
Location picture taken Saturn V Hall
Davidson Center for Space Exploration
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
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