[Robert DeLong]

Why is it being stored outside??????

[Rennes Templar]

If Trump sees this the person responsible will be in deep doo-doo.

[TheBattman]

The original capsule that was used to train all of the early astronauts like Shepard, Glenn and Armstrong is in danger of collapse. Corrosion has eaten at this gem during more than 50 years of outdoor storage and now threatens to destroy it forever.

That is exactly what I was thinking. One doesn't simply store supposed "national treasures" unprotected and outdoors.

[deport]

Was it stored or just not thrown away?

[kingu]

from a 2010 article:

For now, the gondola will stay where it is, just off Bristol Road. A pavilion will be constructed over it, but Maguire isn't too concerned about its exposure to the elements.

“It sat outside in the Smithsonian storage yard for 47 years, and it looks great,” he said. “It's designed to withstand extreme G-force conditions, so it's pretty sturdy.”

Per the terms of the gift from the Smithsonian, the capsule was to be kept on no less than a 18” thick reinforced concrete pad. Nine years later, no pavillion to protect it, no longer on a concrete pad (the thin one it was on collapsed into pieces and was removed from under the capsule.)

I'm...less than impressed with the preservation efforts over the past nine years.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

That was my first q when I saw the photo.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Had to make room for Obummer’s Muslim outreach programs.

[Rebelbase]

I saw a flat bed hauling three of those for the Apollo program parked at a roadhouse restaurant when I was a kid in the late 60’s.

[terycarl]

There are cars made of steel that were made in the 30’s and 40’s that are doing just fine.....why does a spacecraft have ANY metal that can rust at all???