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Inner Shell of the CapsuleCactus Flat, SD

Inner Shell of the Capsule
Paul CloutierJune 23, 2011

The Minuteman II capsule had a hardened outer shell and then a super shock absorbed inner capsule that could absorb the shock of a near miss. This is the bridge between the blast door and the inner capsule.

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Realizing that they both really just wanted to travel and take pictures, Paul and Alana decided to get rid of all their stuff and hit the road for a year in a 1977 GMC Motorhome that they restored from the ground up. This is their trip.

An archive of a trip that ended in 2012. Nothing here has changed since.