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  "path": "/2026/04/20/repub/return-to-earth-at-this-kansas-space-museum-i-came-in-search-of-what-we-had-nearly-lost/",
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  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "HUTCHINSON — Stare into the open hatch of Odyssey, the scarred Apollo 13 command module in which three American astronauts made their improbable return to Earth from a seemingly jinxed lunar mission, and ponder the fragility and strength of humanity. Recently I did just that, and whispered thanks to the universe for bringing back another […]",
  "title": "Return to Earth: At this Kansas space museum, I came in search of what we had nearly lost"
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