Positive Ape Index reports a fascinating find in a Kansas antique mall, an authentic space suit from the Gemini program. The suit never went into space, though it did go into high altitude test flights. Apparently the new owner of the suit knows how the only such suit that isn't in a museum wound up in that store, and will provide details in future posts.
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